You would never stick anything down the barrel ... as any good defense attorney would shred you to pieces on cross for altering the ballistic/physical evidence. You must recall, even a less than close range shot might result in the targets blood/hair/skin being blown back at the firearm and ending up .... in the barrel ... among other places. And never a pencil. Pencils have nasty things like paint coatings and graphite that can transfer to the evidence. Cops rarely use pencils anyway.
Pen through the trigger guard. CAREFULLY ... as to not touch the trigger!
No trigger guard you say? Adapt and overcome. =)
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