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We all love laser guns (which are usually plasma weaponry) but why guns? It's not like we need the long barrel for making it more accurate or the stock to control recoil. So why guns and why not something else?






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    Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
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We all love laser guns (which are usually plasma weaponry) but why guns? It's not like we need the long barrel for making it more accurate or the stock to control recoil. So why guns and why not something else?






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    Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
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We all love laser guns (which are usually plasma weaponry) but why guns? It's not like we need the long barrel for making it more accurate or the stock to control recoil. So why guns and why not something else?






science-fiction lasers







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We all love laser guns (which are usually plasma weaponry) but why guns? It's not like we need the long barrel for making it more accurate or the stock to control recoil. So why guns and why not something else?






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    Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
    – SZCZERZO KŁY
    54 mins ago










  • Are you asking for (1) justification of the gun shape of the fictional laser gun, or (2) if future handheld laser weapons would actually be gun shaped?
    – Tyler S. Loeper
    21 mins ago
















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    Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
    – SZCZERZO KŁY
    54 mins ago










  • Are you asking for (1) justification of the gun shape of the fictional laser gun, or (2) if future handheld laser weapons would actually be gun shaped?
    – Tyler S. Loeper
    21 mins ago










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Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
54 mins ago




Long barrel and stock are parts of rifles. Guns have handle to keep in hand and barrel to aim.
– SZCZERZO KŁY
54 mins ago












Are you asking for (1) justification of the gun shape of the fictional laser gun, or (2) if future handheld laser weapons would actually be gun shaped?
– Tyler S. Loeper
21 mins ago






Are you asking for (1) justification of the gun shape of the fictional laser gun, or (2) if future handheld laser weapons would actually be gun shaped?
– Tyler S. Loeper
21 mins ago












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It's an interesting question because our current laser guns look more like giant flat panels that fire invisible beams of heat at airplanes and torpedoes.



But those are aimed by computers. People need to use sights to aim. A longer barrel gives a more accurate sight and better control of the gun. It also allows the weapon to function like a bat in close fighting and could hold other attachments like grenade launchers.






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It's an interesting question because our current laser guns look more like giant flat panels that fire invisible beams of heat at airplanes and torpedoes.



But those are aimed by computers. People need to use sights to aim. A longer barrel gives a more accurate sight and better control of the gun. It also allows the weapon to function like a bat in close fighting and could hold other attachments like grenade launchers.






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It's an interesting question because our current laser guns look more like giant flat panels that fire invisible beams of heat at airplanes and torpedoes.



But those are aimed by computers. People need to use sights to aim. A longer barrel gives a more accurate sight and better control of the gun. It also allows the weapon to function like a bat in close fighting and could hold other attachments like grenade launchers.






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It's an interesting question because our current laser guns look more like giant flat panels that fire invisible beams of heat at airplanes and torpedoes.



But those are aimed by computers. People need to use sights to aim. A longer barrel gives a more accurate sight and better control of the gun. It also allows the weapon to function like a bat in close fighting and could hold other attachments like grenade launchers.






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It's an interesting question because our current laser guns look more like giant flat panels that fire invisible beams of heat at airplanes and torpedoes.



But those are aimed by computers. People need to use sights to aim. A longer barrel gives a more accurate sight and better control of the gun. It also allows the weapon to function like a bat in close fighting and could hold other attachments like grenade launchers.







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