A Look Into Guns


Lee Baker | March 1, 2026


Originally Appeared in Issue 5, Volume 1 of the ISS Newsletter.


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Guns are unique little things or big things. Guns can be as small as your hand or as big as a truck. They can fire a small round such as a .22 or a .17 caliber.


This round is one of the smallest rounds, but let’s talk about “BIG BOYS.”


Tanks are just a gun with wheels; a tank can shoot a round that is way bigger than your average gun. OK, now let’s talk about why the gunfire.


How exactly does it fire? Well, that’s what I’m going to be going over.


For a gun to work, you must load it so that something comes out of the barrel. Secondly, cocking, in the same way as a bullet, will not fire unless you have a hammer or a striker.


A hammer hits the center of the bullet and causes the bullets shell to stay but the lead leaves. While there are more parts to a gun, these are the main pieces that are required for it to work.