gun A gun is a ranged weapon designed to use a shooting tube (gun barrel) to launch projectiles. The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns/cannons, spray guns for painting or pressure washing, p ...

is an object that propels a projectile through a hollow tube, primarily as weaponry. Gun(s) may also refer to:

Implements

Cannon A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...

Artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

Deluge gun A deluge gun, fire monitor, master stream or deck gun is an aimable controllable high-capacity water jet used for manual firefighting or automatic fire protection systems. Deluge guns are often designed to accommodate foam which has been injecte ...

Water gun A water gun (or water pistol, water blaster, or squirt gun) is a type of toy gun designed to shoot jets of water. Similar to water balloons, the primary purpose of the toy is to soak another person in a recreational game such as water fight. ...

Light gun A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games, typically shaped to resemble a pistol. Early history The first light guns were produced in the 1930s, following the development of light-sensin ...

, a pistol-shaped gaming controller * Gun (staff), a weapon used in Chinese martial arts

Places

* Gun, a former administrative District of Japan * Gun, a Korean county *

Gunnersbury station Gunnersbury is a London Overground and London Underground station in Gunnersbury in London, England on the North London line. The station opened on 1 January 1869 and is served by District line trains to and from Richmond, and by Arriva Rail Lon ...

, London, England, National Rail station code *

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. History The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...

or Güns, a town in Hungary

People

Gun (Korean name) Gun, also spelled Geon, Kŏn, Keon, Gon, Kuhn, or Kun, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as an element in some two-syllable given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Hanja There are 15 hanja wi ...

, a masculine given name in Korean * Gun (Swedish name), a feminine given name in Swedish * Gün, a Turkish name *

Katharine Gun Katharine Teresa Gun (''née'' Harwood) (born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to ''The Observer'', concerning a request by ...

(born 1974), a former GCHQ employee and whistleblower * Lance Gun (1903–1958), Australian cricketer *

Tracii Guns Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich (born January 20, 1966), known professionally as Tracii Guns, is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups named Brides of Destruction and Contraba ...

(born 1966), lead guitarist * Alice Gun, English musician *

Gun (Chinese mythology) Gun (, lit. "big fish"), also known as Count of Chong (), was a figure in Chinese mythology, sometimes noted as the father of Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia dynasty. Gun was appointed to the task of controlling the Great Flood by Emperor Yao ...

(鯀), mythological man and appointed flood control engineer, the father of Yu the Great, or, in other accounts, a legendary giant fish * Gun, an alternative name in the United Kingdom for a

shooter Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...

, particularly in the hunting of game birds

Groups, companies, organizations

Gun Media Gun Interactive (formerly Gun Media; stylized as Gun.) is an American video game publisher based in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Keltner in 2010. History Gun Interactive was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Kelt ...

, an American video game developer based in Lexington, Kentucky * Gun (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London

Art, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Gun'' (2010 film), an American film * ''Gun'' (2011 film), an Indian film * ''Guns'' (film), a 1990 American film * ''The Gun'' (1974 film), a television film directed by John Badham

Gaming

Gun (cellular automaton) In a cellular automaton, a gun is a pattern with a main part that repeats periodically, like an oscillator, and that also periodically emits spaceships. There are then two periods that may be considered: the period of the spaceship output, and t ...

, a pattern in Conway's Game of Life * ''Gun'' (video game), a video game set in the 1880s in the American West *

Guardian Units of Nations is a 2005 platform game developed by Sega Studios USA (the former United States division of Sonic Team) and published by Sega as part of the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. The game follows Shadow the Hedgehog, a creation of Doctor Eggman's gra ...

(G.U.N), an organization in the ''Sonic The Hedgehog'' series of video games

Literature

* "Guns" (essay), a non-fiction essay by Stephen King * ''The Gun'' (Chivers book), a 2010 non-fiction book by C. J. Chivers * ''The Gun'' (novel), a 1933 novel by C. S. Forester * "The Gun" (short story), a short story by Philip K. Dick

Music

Groups and labels

Gun (band) Gun are a Scottish hard rock band from Glasgow. The band currently consists of brothers Dante Gizzi (lead vocals) and Giuliano "Jools" Gizzi (guitar), along with Paul McManus (drums), Andy Carr (bass) and Tommy Gentry (guitar). Starting in 19 ...

, a Scottish hard rock band 1987–1997, 2008 onwards *

GUN Records GUN Records (''Great Unlimited Noises'') was a record label located in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec ( DRAKKAR Promotion Musikverlag GmbH) and Wolfgang Funk. Different artists on the label have had hit singles as well as albu ...

, a record label *

Gun (1960s band) ''The Gun'' were a late 1960s British rock guitar trio who had a single British Top Ten hit, "Race with the Devil" and recorded two albums before disbanding. The band included brothers Paul Gurvitz and Adrian Gurvitz. History Evolving from t ...

, an English hard rock band, late 1960s *

Gun (rapper) Song Gun-hee ( Hangul: 송건희, born June 26, 1994), better known by his stage name #Gun (Hangul: 샵건), is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on ''No.Mercy'' and '' Show Me the Money 5''. Career 2014–2016: Pre-debut and compe ...

, a South Korean rapper

Albums and EPs

* ''Guns'' (EP), a 1992 EP by Negativland *

Guns (Cardiacs album) ''Guns'' is the fifth and most recent studio album by English rock band Cardiacs. It was recorded and mixed at Apollo 8 in London and released in 1999. After a brief period of unavailability, the album was re-pressed in August 2007. Music C ...

, 1999 *

Guns (Quelle Chris album) ''Guns'' is a solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Quelle Chris. It was released on March 29, 2019 through Mello Music Group with distribution via The Orchard. Production was handled by Chris Keys, Dane, and Quelle himself. It ...

, 2019

Songs

* "Gun" (Chvrches song), 2013 * "Gun" (Gigolo Aunts song), a 1993 single by Gigolo Aunts from the album "Flippin' Out" * "Gun" (Serebro song), a 2012 single by Serebro from the album ''

Mama Lover ''Mama Lover'' is the second studio album by Russian recording trio Serebro. It was released in Italy on CD and digital on June 19, 2012 (one week earlier than scheduled worldwide release) by Sony Music Entertainment. Then in Mexico on July 12, ...

'' * "Gun," a song from the Soundgarden album ''

Louder Than Love ''Louder Than Love'' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American rock band Soundgarden. It was released on September 5, 1989, by A&M Records. After touring in support of their debut album, '' Ultramega OK'' (1988), Soundgarden ...

'' * "Gun", a song by John Cale from the album ''

Fear Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...

'' * "Gun", a song by War from the album '' The Black-Man's Burdon'' * "Gun.", a song by My Chemical Romance from the album Number Two, part of the compilation album ''

Conventional Weapons The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons whose ability to damage comes from kinetic, incendiary, or explosive energy and exclude weapons of mass destruction (''e.g.'' nuclear, biological, radiological and ...

'' * "Guns", a song by Quelle Chris from the eponymous album ''Guns'' * “Guns”, a song by Coldplay from the album '' Everyday Life'' * "The Gun", a song by Lou Reed from his album '' The Blue Mask''

Television

* ''Gun'' (TV series), a short-lived anthology series produced by Robert Altman * ''Guns'' (miniseries), a Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 2008 * "The Gun" (''The Professionals''), a 1980 episode of the British TV series * "The Gun", an alternate name for the unmade ''Seinfeld'' episode " The Bet" * "The Gun", a 1975 episode of the TV series ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. Th ...

'' * "The Gun", a 1986 episode of the TV sitcom ''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( ...

Languages

* Gun language, a Gbe language spoken in Benin and Nigeria * Mbyá Guaraní language (ISO-639 language code gun)

Other uses

* Guns, slang in sports & bodybuilding, for human biceps muscles * Clathrate gun hypothesis, a hypothesised geological event where rises in sea temperatures (and/or falls in sea level) can trigger the sudden release of methane from methane clathrate * ''List_of_Chinese_animated_series#2010s, Gunslayer Legend'', a multimedia franchise including manga, a video game, and animated series