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A gun can be a ranged weapon generally intended to pneumatically discharge projectiles[1] which might be reliable (most guns) but may also be liquid (as in water guns/cannons and projected h2o disruptors) or even charged particles (as within a plasma gun) and may be absolutely free-traveling (as with bullets and artillery shells) or tethered (just like Taser guns, spearguns and harpoon guns).

The usually means of projectile propulsion range In line with layouts, but are historically effected by a higher gas strain contained within a shooting tube (gun barrel), generated both throughout the rapid combustion of propellants (just like firearms), or by mechanical compression (as with air guns). The high-stress fuel is released behind the projectile, accelerating it down the size on the tube, imparting ample launch velocity to sustain its further more travel in the direction of the concentrate