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{{cleanup|A ''huge'' portion of this page breaks [[T:NO RW]]. Do we know from any of these stories the types of gun used? In fact, do we even have a [[valid source]] for DWU use of the name "firearm" in this context? Why should readers be directed to a dab page at [[Gun]] first, instead of arriving at an article on guns in general there, and then opening pages on specific types of guns? In addition, there are no references here to non-Real World weapons, such as the [[Demat Gun]], among others. This greatly limits the articles scope, and halts just where we should have the most info. This page has way too many issues.}}
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}} A '''firearm''', commonly known as a "[[gun]]", was a term encompassing a variety of weapons which used a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities from the firearm. In the words of [[Silurian]] scientist [[K'to]], "It project[ed] a small piece of [[metal]] at high speed." ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') They were typically used to penetrate surfaces to maim or kill and were a favoured weapon of [[human]]s.
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A '''firearm''', commonly known as a "'''gun'''", was a term encompassing a variety of weapons which used a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities from the firearm. In the words of [[Silurian]] scientist [[Bokka K'to]], "It project[ed] a small piece of [[metal]] at high speed." ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') They were typically used to penetrate surfaces to maim or kill and were a favoured weapon of [[human]]s.


Most firearms were ineffective against armoured races such as [[Dalek]]s and [[Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]'') though specifically designed [[Bullet|bullets]] were produced to take advantage of alien races' weaknesses ([[Gold]] in the Cybermen's case). ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') Standard bullets were effective against unarmoured [[humanoid]]s, such as the [[Ood]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood]]''), [[Silent]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') Although bullets would not work on armoured races such as the Cybermen and [[Stingray]] swarm, rockets and missiles were used to defeat these species. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')
== Limitations ==
[[File:Daleks vs gunmen.jpg|thumb|Gunmen engaging [[Dalek]]s in battle. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Dalek Project (comic story)|The Dalek Project]]'')]]
Most firearms were ineffective against [[armour]]ed races such as [[Dalek]]s and [[Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') though specifically designed [[bullet]]s were produced to take advantage of alien races' weaknesses ([[Gold]] in the Cybermen's case). ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') They were, however, able to penetrate [[Sontaran space armour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') Standard bullets were effective against unarmoured [[humanoid]]s, such as [[Weevil]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') the [[Ood]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') [[Zygon|Zygons]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') [[Silent]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') Although bullets would not work on armoured races such as the Cybermen and [[Stingray]] swarm, rockets and missiles were used to defeat these species. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')


Firearms, as a relatively primitive technology, could be neutralised by more advanced technology. For example, [[Sontaran]] soldiers employed a [[cordolaine]] field that affected metals such as [[copper]], causing weapons using copper casings on their projectiles not to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
Firearms, as a relatively primitive technology, could be neutralised by more advanced technology. For example, [[Sontaran]] soldiers employed a [[cordolaine]] field that affected metals such as [[copper]], causing weapons using copper casings on their projectiles not to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')


Technological improvements such as the [[Bastic bullet]] made firearms more effective, a viable weapon even against a Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
Technological improvements such as the [[Bastic bullet]] made firearms more effective, a viable weapon even against a Dalek. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')


UNIT and other military personnel usually used weapons from the G36 weapons family. Officers usually carried pistols or revolvers. In future centuries future soldiers like the Anglican soldiers and soldiers in the [[Human-Hath War]] seem to carry modified P90s.
UNIT and other military personnel usually used assault rifles and pistols. Officers usually carried pistols or revolvers. In future centuries future soldiers like the Anglican soldiers and soldiers in the [[Human-Hath War]] seem to carry a type of assault rifle.
[[File:RouvrayGun.jpg|left|thumb|[[Rouvray]] pulls a gun on [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. ([[TV]]: "[[A Land of Fear]]")]]
One practical limit on the use of firearms was that they were usually lethal. While it was possible to use a firearm to incapacitate rather than kill, this could be done only by inflicting serious injury and pain. While there were forms of ammunition called "less than lethal" intended for incapacitation, such as rubber bullets, they still inflicted great pain, and were lethal under certain circumstances. {{fact}} For this reason, individuals such as [[the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] often refused to use them on moral grounds ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') — although there were exceptions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'')


Despite their limitations, humans were known to use firearms well into the [[200,100|2001st century]] and [[100000000000000|beyond]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
Individuals such as [[the Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] often refused to use them on moral grounds ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') — although there were exceptions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'')


An appreciation of the usefulness of firearms was not limited to humanity. Upon landing on the planet [[Exxilon]] a Dalek taskforce's weapons were rendered inoperable, forcing them to replace their energy weapons with semi-automatic ballistic weapons. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
Despite their limitations, humans were known to use firearms well into the [[200,100|2001st century]] and [[100000000000000|beyond]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
 
An appreciation of the usefulness of firearms was not limited to humanity. Upon landing on the planet [[Exxilon]] a Dalek taskforce's weapons were rendered inoperable, forcing them to replace their energy weapons with semi-automatic ballistic weapons. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')
 
[[Romana II]] believed guns to have no defensive value. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradox Planet (audio story)|The Paradox Planet]]'')
 
Guns were not allowed to be stored at [[ELF Storage]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]]'')
 
== Availability ==
Guns were easily obtained in the [[United States]]. In [[Arizona]], [[2029]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] joked that they were given away with [[breakfast]] [[cereal]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shield of the Jötunn (audio story)|Shield of the Jötunn]]'')
 
On [[Earth]], companies existed that manufactured arms. [[Artemis (Uncanny Valley)|Artemis]] was an example in the mid-[[2000s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Uncanny Valley (audio story)|Uncanny Valley]]'')


== Bolt-action rifle use ==
== Bolt-action rifle use ==
[[File:John Andrews with rifle.jpg|left|thumb|[[John Andrews]] with a rifle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'')]]
[[File:John Andrews with rifle.jpg|left|thumb|[[John Andrews (Carnival of Monsters)|John Andrews]] with a rifle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'')]]
[[John Andrews]] used a {{w|Lee-Enfield}} when he chased the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] around the deck; [[Vorg]] had made the specimens' personalities violent. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'')
[[John Andrews (Carnival of Monsters)|John Andrews]] used a {{w|Lee-Enfield}} when he chased the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] around the deck; [[Vorg (Carnival of Monsters)|Vorg]] had made the specimens' personalities violent. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'')


[[Laurence Scarman]] had a hunting rifle which proved ineffective against [[Sutekh|Sutekh's]] [[Servitor robots|servitors]]. [[Sarah-Jane Smith|Sarah]] later put the rifle to better use by pulling off a difficult shot to detonate a box of [[Gelignite]] that destroyed an [[Osiran war missile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
[[Redvers Fenn-Cooper]], a [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Hunting|hunter]] and member of the [[Royal Geographical Society]], wielded an elephant rifle; most notably when he once shot stampeding [[Buffalo|buffaloes]] in [[Africa]], and when he almost shot the [[Seventh Doctor]] with it on [[1883]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
 
In [[1911]], [[Laurence Scarman]] had a hunting rifle which proved ineffective against [[Sutekh]]'s [[Servitor robots|servitors]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] soon put the rifle to better use by firing to detonate a box of [[Gelignite]] that destroyed an [[Osiran war missile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')


Lee-Enfield rifles were seen in the hands of the [[Kaled]]s and the [[Thal]]s on the planet [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
Lee-Enfield rifles were seen in the hands of the [[Kaled]]s and the [[Thal]]s on the planet [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')


{{w| M1917 Enfield}} bolt-action rifles were seen in the hands of Hooverville residents. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'')
Bolt-action rifles were seen in the hands of [[Hooverville]] residents on [[1930]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]|[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
 
Armed forces used bolt-action rifles against [[Sea Devil|Sea Devils]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'')
 
[[Caratessi Thochoser]] found a primitive hunting rifle with a steel barrel, wood stock, and a simple iron sight in the [[Death Zone]]. She used it to hunt a [[clone]] of herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tempered (short story)|Tempered]]'')


== Assault rifle use ==
== Assault rifle use ==
{{Delgado|the Master}} was surrounded by UNIT soldiers from all sides with rifles pointed at him when only one handgun was not sufficient to guard him. This was after he tried to escape capture by stealing [[Bessie]] and the Doctor remotely controlled her to drive back to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')
The [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|UNIT Master]] was surrounded by UNIT soldiers from all sides with rifles pointed at him when only one handgun was not sufficient to guard him. This was after he tried to escape capture by stealing [[Bessie]] and the Doctor remotely controlled her to drive back to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')


Weapons resembling M4 Carbines with Beta C-mag drum magazines were used to shoot and subdue the Ood on the [[Ood Sphere]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'')
Rifles were used to shoot and subdue the Ood on the [[Ood Sphere]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'')


The army and [[UNIT]] used H&K G36 assault rifles against the [[Sontaran]]s, [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]]. They were completely ineffective against the last two. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doomsday]], [[The Poison Sky]], [[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]'')
The military forces including [[UNIT]] used assault rifles against the [[Sontaran]]s, [[Dalek]]s and the [[Cybermen]]. They were completely ineffective against the last two. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]], [[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]])''


[[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Ianto Jones]] used G36 assault rifles to combat a Dalek in the [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood Hub]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')
[[Henry van Statten|Henry Van Statten]]'s personal armed forces used assault rifles on the [[Metaltron]] [[Bronze Dalek|Dalek]], only to prove ineffective, on [[2012]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')


{{Simm|c}}'s private armed teams fired on the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Jack Harkness]] with M4 assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
[[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Ianto Jones]] used assault rifles to combat a [[Dalek drone|Drone]] from the [[New Dalek Empire]] in the [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood Hub]] on [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')


Captain Jack led a squad of men to shoot the [[Toclafane]] with assault rifles. He also destroyed the Paradox Machine by shooting it with one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
{{Simm|c}}'s private armed teams fired on the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Jack Harkness]] with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


[[The Preachers]] used a number of automatic weapons to fight the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], notably the [[Mikhail Kalashnikov|Kalashnikov]] {{w|AK-47 assault rifle}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'')
Captain Jack led a rebellion with assault rifles against [[Dalek of human origin|human-forged Daleks]] serving the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]]; only to fail. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') He also led a squad of men to shoot the [[Toclafane]] with assault rifles, destroying the [[Paradox machine|Paradox Machine]] by shooting it with one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')


[[Cofelia|Miss Foster]]'s guards were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'')
[[The Preachers]] used a number of automatic weapons to fight [[Cybusman|Cybus Cybermen]], notably the [[Mikhail Kalashnikov|Kalashnikov]] assault rifle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'')
 
[[Cofelia|Miss Foster]]'s guards were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'')


The security guards in the International Gallery and the police units waiting to arrest [[Christina de Souza]] at the end of the tunnel were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''
The security guards in the International Gallery and the police units waiting to arrest [[Christina de Souza]] at the end of the tunnel were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''
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UNIT successfully battled three of [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]] with assault rifles, although anti-aircraft batteries served a key role in finishing the creatures off. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''
UNIT successfully battled three of [[The Swarm (Planet of the Dead)|the Swarm]] with assault rifles, although anti-aircraft batteries served a key role in finishing the creatures off. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''


[[Joshua Naismith]]'s private guards were armed with M4 Carbine Assault Rifles, which they employed to put suppressing fire on the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
[[Joshua Naismith]]'s private guards were armed with assault rifles, which they employed to put suppressing fire on the Tenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
 
British Army soldiers were seen armed with assault rifles at the Albion Hospital and in Downing Street during [[2006]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')
 
US Air Force personnel guarding the [[Eleventh Doctor]] at Area 51 were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')


British Army soldiers were seen armed withassault rifles at the Albion Hospital and in Downing Street. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three]]'')
On [[Malcassairo]], the human guards at [[Silo 16]] repelled the [[Futurekind]] with assault rifles. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')


US Air Force personnel guarding the [[Eleventh Doctor]] at Area 51 were armed with assault rifles. ([[TV]]:''[[Day of the Moon]]'')
The crew of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] submarine [[Firebird (submarine)|Firebird]] were equipped with AK-47 assault rifles; some of which fired on [[Grand Marshall]] [[Skaldak]] of the [[Ice Warrior|Ice Warriors]] without success on [[1983]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'')


On [[Malcassairo]], the human guards at [[Silo 16]] repelled the [[Futurekind]] with {{w|AKM}} assault rifles fitted with telescopic sights, thumbhole stocks, and 10 round magazines. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
[[The Church]] wield assault rifles which many fire on [[Weeping Angel|Weeping Angels]] without success. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')
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== Handgun use ==
== Handgun use ==
Two fake policemen were in possession of handguns equipped with silencers. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
[[File:RouvrayGun.jpg|left|thumb|[[Rouvray]] pulls a gun on [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. ([[TV]]: "[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|A Land of Fear]]")]]
In [[June]] [[1810]], [[George Gordon Byron|Lord Byron]] challenged [[Ryan Sinclair]] to a [[duel]] with pistols and chose his [[valet]] [[Fletcher (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|Fletcher]] as his [[Second (duel)|second]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'')


[[Gustave Lytton]] gave a handgun to [[Payne (Attack of the Cybermen)|Payne]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] took it after his death and [[Vincent Russell|Russell]] took it when he arrested the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
Two fake policemen were in possession of handguns equipped with silencers. [[Gustave Lytton]] gave a handgun to [[Payne (Attack of the Cybermen)|Payne]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] took it after his death and [[Vincent Russell|Russell]] took it when he arrested the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')


Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] and members of [[UNIT]] threatened {{Delgado}} with handguns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'')
[[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] and members of [[UNIT]] threatened the UNIT Master with handguns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') Lethbridge-Stewart also used his handgun to shoot [[Morka]], a renegade [[Early Silurian|Silurian]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')


The [[Lorduke of Zazz]] threatened [[Frobisher]] with a handgun. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')
The [[Lorduke of Zazz]] threatened [[Frobisher]] with a handgun. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')


When the lone [[Dalek]], also known as the [[Metaltron]], escaped [[The Vault (Dalek)|the Vault]], the security guards used pistols against it, to no effect. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')
[[Henry van Statten|Van Statten]]'s security guards used pistols against the [[Metaltron]] [[Bronze Dalek|Dalek]], to no effect, during [[2012]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')


[[Jo Grant]] brandished a revolver when tracing {{Delgado}} to [[Devil's End]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'')
[[Colonel]] [[Alan Mace|Mace]] shot [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Skorr]] with a handgun on [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')


When [[Eva Saint Julienne]] was promoted to Floor 500, she pulled a pistol on [[the Editor]]. She fired the pistol at the [[Jagrafess]], to no effect. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'')
[[Lieutenant General]] [[Sanchez]] attempted to repel the invading forces of the [[New Dalek Empire]] with a handgun on 2009. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')


[[Jack Harkness]] used a [[21st century]] era pistol against the [[Dalek]]s invading the [[Game Station]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
An [[American sergeant (The Tenth Planet)|American sergeant]] tried to shoot three [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cybermen]] with a pistol without success on [[1986]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')


[[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] carried a small revolver in her bag for her protection. She shot Father [[Angelo (Tooth and Claw)|Angelo]] with it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')
[[Kaftan]] tried to kill a [[CyberTelosian|Telosian]] [[Cyber-Controller (The Tomb of the Cybermen)|Cyber Controller]] for lying to her and [[Eric Klieg|Klieg]], only to do no effect and end up being killed by its [[Cyber-gun|cybergun]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')
[[File:At gunpoint.jpg|right|thumb|[[Frobisher]] is threatened by the [[Lorduke of Zazz]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'')]]


[[Maximillian Stael]] committed suicide with a handgun given to him by the [[Fourth Doctor]] at his behest. He did this to avert the [[Fendahl]] from using him as a power source. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]'')
[[Jo Grant]] brandished a revolver when tracing the UNIT Master to [[Devil's End]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'')


[[Jake Simmonds]] and [[Angela Price|Mrs. Moore]] pulled pistols on [[Mickey Smith]] when they found out he wasn't [[Ricky Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'')
When [[Eva Saint Julienne]] was promoted to Floor 500, she pulled a pistol on [[the Editor]]. She fired the pistol at the [[Jagrafess]], to no effect. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'')


[[Tallulah]] had a prop handgun to scare the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'')
[[Jack Harkness]] used a [[21st century]] era pistol against the [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]]'s [[Dalek of human origin|forces]] invading the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') He also used it to blackmail [[Ianto Jones]] into murdering [[Lisa Hallett]] just for being partially [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] by [[Cybusman|Cybus Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')


{{Simm|c}}'s henchmen pulled out pistols to everyone witnessing when the [[Toclafane]] killed [[President Winters]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
[[Queen]] [[Victoria]] carried a small revolver in her bag for her protection. She shot Father [[Angelo (Tooth and Claw)|Angelo]] with it on [[1879]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')


[[Thomas Milligan]] used a handgun to lure a [[Toclafane]] to the trap set up by [[Alison Docherty]]. [[Lucy Saxon]] used one to kill {{Simm}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
[[Maximillian Stael]] committed suicide with a handgun given to him by the [[Fourth Doctor]] at his behest. He did this to avert the [[Fendahl]] from using him as a power source. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')


[[Jack Harkness]] carried a revolver while in service with [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'')
[[Jake Simmonds]] and [[Angela Price|Mrs. Moore]] pulled pistols on [[Mickey Smith]] when they found out he wasn't [[Ricky Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'')


General [[Cobb]] intended to shoot the Tenth Doctor with handgun but [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] got in the way. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
[[Tallulah]] had a prop handgun to scare the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Solomon (Daleks in Manhattan)|Solomon]] when she thinks they kidnapped [[Laszlo]] on [[1930]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'')


Colonel [[Alan Mace|Mace]] shot Commander [[Skorr]] with handgun. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
{{Simm|c}}'s henchmen pulled out pistols to everyone witnessing when the [[Toclafane]] killed [[President Winters]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')


General [[Sanchez]] attempted to repel the invading Dalek with a handgun. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')  
[[Thomas Milligan]] used a handgun to lure a [[Toclafane]] to the trap set up by [[Alison Docherty]]. [[Francine Jones]] stole a hangun and tried to kill the [[Saxon Master]] but was stopped by the Tenth Doctor to save her from being tainted by revenge. [[Lucy Saxon]] used a handgun to kill the Saxon Master for abusing her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')


A German woman threatened Martha Jones with a Luger P08 in an attempt to prevent her from using the Osterhagen Key, but lowered the pistol when she proved unable to kill her. (TV: ''Journey's End'')
[[General]] [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]] intended to shoot the Tenth Doctor with a handgun but [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] got in the way. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')


[[John Jefferson]] shot an [[Ood]] with a handgun. He only fired one shot. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')
A German woman threatened Martha Jones with a Luger in an attempt to prevent her from using the [[Osterhagen Key]], but lowered the pistol when she proved unable to kill her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')


The [[Fourth Doctor]] took [[Scorby]]'s handgun and used it to retreat in safety. He told Sarah he'd never use it but they didn't know that. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')
[[John Jefferson]] shot an [[Ood]] with a handgun. He only fired one shot. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
[[File:Armed and dangerous.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Fourth Doctor]] retreats, covering himself with a handgun. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')]]


Captain [[Erisa Magambo]] threatened Malcolm Taylor with a pistol, and later used it to defend against three of the [[Stingray|Swarm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''
The [[Fourth Doctor]] took [[Scorby]]'s handgun and used it to retreat in safety. He told Sarah he'd never use it but they didn't know that. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
[[File:Armed and dangerous.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Fourth Doctor]] retreats, covering himself with a handgun. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')]]


[[Wilfred Mott]] took his old service revolver with him when he sought out the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He later gave it to the Doctor, who took it to use against the Master. The Doctor had to choose between shooting the Master or [[Rassilon]], but finally chose to shoot the nuclear bolt, destroying it and breaking the link that anchored the Time Lords in the present time, sending them back into the Time War and saving the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
[[Captain]] [[Erisa Magambo]] threatened Malcolm Taylor with a pistol, and later used it to defend against three of the [[Stingray|Swarm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]])''


The [[Fifth Doctor]] used a handgun against a Dalek mutant that had escaped from its damaged armour. He decided that he needed to kill [[Davros]] but when the moment came he couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
[[Wilfred Mott]] took his old service revolver with him when he sought out the Tenth Doctor. He later gave it to the Doctor, who took it to use against the Master. The Doctor had to choose between shooting the Master or [[Rassilon]], but finally chose to shoot the White-Point Star, destroying it and breaking the link that anchored the Time Lords in the present time, sending them back into the Time War and saving the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


The [[Sixth Doctor]] used an automatic pistol against a [[Dalek]]'s eye stalk. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
The [[Fifth Doctor]] used a handgun against a [[Dalek mutant]] that had escaped from its damaged [[casing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')


Both the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] used a handgun to protect themselves from [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'').
[[Orcini|Oricini]] used an automatic pistol with [[Bastic bullet|bastic ammunition]] to destroy a [[Necros Dalek]]. The [[Sixth Doctor]] also used it against a [[Grey Dalek|Mark IV Dalek]]'s eye stalk. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] fired a handgun to destroy a [[gravity globe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]/[[Flesh and Stone]]'')
Both the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] used a handgun to protect themselves from [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] on [[1883]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')


[[Amy Pond]] used [[Canton Everett Delaware III]]'s handgun on a little girl in an astronaut suit, not knowing she was her daughter [[Melody Pond|Melody]], in an attempt to save the Eleventh Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] fired a handgun to destroy a [[gravity globe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')
 
[[Amy Pond]] used [[Canton Everett Delaware III]]'s handgun on a little girl in an astronaut suit, not knowing she was her daughter [[Melody Pond|Melody]], in an attempt to save the Eleventh Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]|[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]],'' ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
 
The [[War Master]] shot [[Liv Chenka]] multiple times with a handgun. She later shot him in the arm. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'')
 
[[Sergeant]] [[Mike Smith]] wielded a handgun and tried to blackmail Ace to join his cause, but to no avail, on [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


== Machine gun, submachine gun and PDW use ==
== Machine gun, submachine gun and PDW use ==
[[File:With machine guns.jpg|thumb|left|[[Thawn]] and [[Fenner]] with machine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'')]]
[[File:With machine guns.jpg|thumb|left|[[Thawn]] and [[Fenner]] with machine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'')]]
Machine guns were carried by the [[Roboman|Robomen]] during the Daleks' invasion of [[22nd century]] [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
Machine guns were carried by the [[Roboman|Robomen]] during [[Dalek Earthforce]]'s [[Project Degravitate]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')


Inside the [[Miniscope]], the crew of the [[SS Bernice]] used submachine guns against the [[Drashig]]s to no avail. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'')
Inside the [[Miniscope]], the crew of the [[SS Bernice]] used submachine guns against [[Wetland Drashig|Wetland Drashigs]] to no avail. ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'')


Gustave Lytton had a silenced submachine gun. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'')
Gustave Lytton had a silenced submachine gun. ([[TV]]: ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'')


Mounted machine guns were used to shoot the [[Scarecrow]] Drones when they attacked the [[Farringham School for Boys]]. They trained with these in the school grounds. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood]]'')
Mounted machine guns were used to shoot the [[Scarecrow]] Drones when they attacked the [[Farringham School for Boys]]. They trained with these in the school grounds. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'')


[[Harrison Chase]]'s guards all carried submachine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'')
[[Group Captain]] [[Ian Gilmore]] used machine guns against [[Renegade Dalek|Renegade Daleks]], but to no avail, on [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


The crew of a [[Delta III]] refinery had two machine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll]]'')
[[Neo-Nazi|Neo-Nazis]] including [[Hans de Flores|De Flores]] used machine guns against [[CyberIsomorph|Isomorph Cybermen]], but to no avail, on [[1988]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
 
[[Harrison Chase]]'s guards all carried submachine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
 
The crew of a [[Delta III]] refinery had two machine guns. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'')


== The use of other firearms ==
== The use of other firearms ==
The [[Fourth Doctor]] used an Oriental fowling piece belonging to [[George Litefoot]] to kill a [[giant rat]] when it attacked [[Leela]]. The gun hadn't been fired for 50 years and Litefoot warned the Doctor that it would probably explode in his face. The Doctor scoffed at this, saying that the gun had been built in [[Birmingham]].([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] used an Oriental fowling piece belonging to [[George Litefoot]] to kill a [[giant rat]] when it attacked [[Leela]]. The gun hadn't been fired for 50 years and Litefoot warned the Doctor that it would probably explode in his face. The Doctor scoffed at this, saying that the gun had been built in [[Birmingham]].([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


When one of the [[Fendahleen]] was feeding on the [[psychic energy]] of [[Leela]] and the Tylers, the [[Fourth Doctor]] tried to distract it by shooting it with [[Jack Tyler]]'s [[double-barreled shotgun]] filled with rock salt. Leela later used the shotgun to kill another of the Fendahleen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]'')
When one of the [[Fendahleen]] was feeding on the [[psychic energy]] of [[Leela]] and the Tylers, the Fourth Doctor tried to distract it by shooting it with [[Jack Tyler]]'s [[double-barreled shotgun]] filled with rock salt. Leela later used the shotgun to kill another of the Fendahleen. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')


After the [[Twelfth Doctor]] returned to [[Gallifrey]], [[Rassilon]]'s firing squad were ordered to shoot him, but purposefully missed. They then sided with the Doctor, dropping their guns and standing at his side. Last to join him was [[the General]] who dropped his pistol after telling Rassilon "Lord President, with respect, get off his planet." Desperate to save [[Clara Oswald]], the Doctor stole the General's gun and threatened him with it. The General told him it was the side arm of the Personal Guard of the Lord President and had no stun setting. After making sure the General could still [[regeneration|regenerate]], the Doctor shot him in the chest and fled with Clara. The General then regenerated into a woman, his preferred form. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
[[UNIT HQ, City of London|UNIT HQ]] had a "[[galvanic beam|great big gun]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Busiest Day (short story)|page=9}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Most firearms used in the 2005 series are of {{w|G36|Heckler & Koch}} manufacture, specificaly G36 assault rifles and USP sidearms. Glocks and Webleys have also been used.
* Most firearms used in the 2005 series are of {{w|G36|Heckler & Koch}} manufacture, specifically G36 assault rifles and USP sidearms. Glocks and Webleys have also been used.
* The guns carried by [[Sanctuary Base 6]] security in ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit]]'' are {{w|FN_P90|P90 Personal Defense Weapons}} fitted with suppressors (the same model of weapon commonly associated with {{wi|Stargate_SG-1|Stargate SG-1}} universe).
* The guns carried by [[Sanctuary Base 6]] security in ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'' are {{w|FN P90|P90 Personal Defense Weapons}} fitted with suppressors (the same model of weapon commonly associated with {{wi|Stargate SG-1}} universe).
* In the various UNIT episodes during the [[Jon Pertwee]] era, {{w|Sterling_submachine_gun|Sterling sub-machine guns}} or {{w|FN-FAL|SLRs}} were used.
* In the various UNIT episodes during the [[Jon Pertwee]] era, {{w|Sterling submachine gun|Sterling sub-machine guns}} or {{w|FN-FAL|SLRs}} were used.
== External link ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Doctor_Who_%28New_Series%29 IMFDB article on the 2005 Series]
* [http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Doctor_Who_%28New_Series%29 IMFDB article on the 2005 Series]
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Firearm

A firearm, commonly known as a "gun", was a term encompassing a variety of weapons which used a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities from the firearm. In the words of Silurian scientist Bokka K'to, "It project[ed] a small piece of metal at high speed." (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) They were typically used to penetrate surfaces to maim or kill and were a favoured weapon of humans.

Limitations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gunmen engaging Daleks in battle. (COMIC: The Dalek Project)

Most firearms were ineffective against armoured races such as Daleks and Cybermen, (TV: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday) though specifically designed bullets were produced to take advantage of alien races' weaknesses (Gold in the Cybermen's case). (TV: Battlefield) They were, however, able to penetrate Sontaran space armour. (TV: The Poison Sky) Standard bullets were effective against unarmoured humanoids, such as Weevils, (TV: Exit Wounds) the Ood, (TV: Planet of the Ood) Zygons, (TV: Terror of the Zygons) Silents. (TV: Day of the Moon, The Wedding of River Song) Although bullets would not work on armoured races such as the Cybermen and Stingray swarm, rockets and missiles were used to defeat these species. (TV: The Invasion, Doomsday, Planet of the Dead)

Firearms, as a relatively primitive technology, could be neutralised by more advanced technology. For example, Sontaran soldiers employed a cordolaine field that affected metals such as copper, causing weapons using copper casings on their projectiles not to fire. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky)

Technological improvements such as the Bastic bullet made firearms more effective, a viable weapon even against a Dalek. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, The Parting of the Ways)

UNIT and other military personnel usually used assault rifles and pistols. Officers usually carried pistols or revolvers. In future centuries future soldiers like the Anglican soldiers and soldiers in the Human-Hath War seem to carry a type of assault rifle.

Individuals such as the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith often refused to use them on moral grounds (TV: Doctor Who, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End, The End of Time, The Doctor's Daughter, Invasion of the Bane) — although there were exceptions. (TV: Pyramids of Mars, The Seeds of Doom, The Time of Angels)

Despite their limitations, humans were known to use firearms well into the 2001st century and beyond. (TV: The Parting of the Ways, Utopia)

An appreciation of the usefulness of firearms was not limited to humanity. Upon landing on the planet Exxilon a Dalek taskforce's weapons were rendered inoperable, forcing them to replace their energy weapons with semi-automatic ballistic weapons. (TV: Death to the Daleks)

Romana II believed guns to have no defensive value. (AUDIO: The Paradox Planet)

Guns were not allowed to be stored at ELF Storage. (TV: Eve of the Daleks)

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Guns were easily obtained in the United States. In Arizona, 2029, the Sixth Doctor joked that they were given away with breakfast cereal. (AUDIO: Shield of the Jötunn)

On Earth, companies existed that manufactured arms. Artemis was an example in the mid-2000s. (AUDIO: Uncanny Valley)

Bolt-action rifle use[[edit] | [edit source]]

John Andrews used a Lee-Enfield when he chased the Third Doctor and Jo around the deck; Vorg had made the specimens' personalities violent. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

Redvers Fenn-Cooper, a Victorian hunter and member of the Royal Geographical Society, wielded an elephant rifle; most notably when he once shot stampeding buffaloes in Africa, and when he almost shot the Seventh Doctor with it on 1883. (TV: Ghost Light)

In 1911, Laurence Scarman had a hunting rifle which proved ineffective against Sutekh's servitors. Sarah soon put the rifle to better use by firing to detonate a box of Gelignite that destroyed an Osiran war missile. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)

Lee-Enfield rifles were seen in the hands of the Kaleds and the Thals on the planet Skaro. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)

Bolt-action rifles were seen in the hands of Hooverville residents on 1930. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan|Evolution of the Daleks)

Armed forces used bolt-action rifles against Sea Devils. (TV: The Sea Devils)

Caratessi Thochoser found a primitive hunting rifle with a steel barrel, wood stock, and a simple iron sight in the Death Zone. She used it to hunt a clone of herself. (PROSE: Tempered)

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The UNIT Master was surrounded by UNIT soldiers from all sides with rifles pointed at him when only one handgun was not sufficient to guard him. This was after he tried to escape capture by stealing Bessie and the Doctor remotely controlled her to drive back to him. (TV: The Dæmons)

Rifles were used to shoot and subdue the Ood on the Ood Sphere. (TV: Planet of the Ood)

The military forces including UNIT used assault rifles against the Sontarans, Daleks and the Cybermen. They were completely ineffective against the last two. (TV: The Invasion, Army of Ghosts / Doomsday, The Poison Sky, The Stolen Earth / Journey's End, Resolution)

Henry Van Statten's personal armed forces used assault rifles on the Metaltron Dalek, only to prove ineffective, on 2012. (TV: Dalek)

Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones used assault rifles to combat a Drone from the New Dalek Empire in the Torchwood Hub on 2009. (TV: The Stolen Earth)

The Saxon Master's private armed teams fired on the Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness with assault rifles. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

Captain Jack led a rebellion with assault rifles against human-forged Daleks serving the Dalek Emperor; only to fail. (TV: The Parting of the Ways) He also led a squad of men to shoot the Toclafane with assault rifles, destroying the Paradox Machine by shooting it with one. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

The Preachers used a number of automatic weapons to fight Cybus Cybermen, notably the Kalashnikov assault rifle. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)

Miss Foster's guards were armed with assault rifles. (TV: Partners in Crime)

The security guards in the International Gallery and the police units waiting to arrest Christina de Souza at the end of the tunnel were armed with assault rifles. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

UNIT successfully battled three of the Swarm with assault rifles, although anti-aircraft batteries served a key role in finishing the creatures off. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

Joshua Naismith's private guards were armed with assault rifles, which they employed to put suppressing fire on the Tenth Doctor. (TV: The End of Time)

British Army soldiers were seen armed with assault rifles at the Albion Hospital and in Downing Street during 2006. (TV: Aliens of London / World War Three)

US Air Force personnel guarding the Eleventh Doctor at Area 51 were armed with assault rifles. (TV: Day of the Moon)

On Malcassairo, the human guards at Silo 16 repelled the Futurekind with assault rifles. (TV: Utopia)

The crew of the Soviet submarine Firebird were equipped with AK-47 assault rifles; some of which fired on Grand Marshall Skaldak of the Ice Warriors without success on 1983. (TV: Cold War)

The Church wield assault rifles which many fire on Weeping Angels without success. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)

Handgun use[[edit] | [edit source]]

Rouvray pulls a gun on Ian, Barbara and Susan. (TV: "A Land of Fear")

In June 1810, Lord Byron challenged Ryan Sinclair to a duel with pistols and chose his valet Fletcher as his second. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

Two fake policemen were in possession of handguns equipped with silencers. Gustave Lytton gave a handgun to Payne. The Sixth Doctor took it after his death and Russell took it when he arrested the Doctor. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and members of UNIT threatened the UNIT Master with handguns. (TV: The Claws of Axos) Lethbridge-Stewart also used his handgun to shoot Morka, a renegade Silurian. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

The Lorduke of Zazz threatened Frobisher with a handgun. (COMIC: The Gift)

Van Statten's security guards used pistols against the Metaltron Dalek, to no effect, during 2012. (TV: Dalek)

Colonel Mace shot Sontaran Commander Skorr with a handgun on 2009. (TV: The Poison Sky)

Lieutenant General Sanchez attempted to repel the invading forces of the New Dalek Empire with a handgun on 2009. (TV: The Stolen Earth)

An American sergeant tried to shoot three Mondasian Cybermen with a pistol without success on 1986. (TV: The Tenth Planet)

Kaftan tried to kill a Telosian Cyber Controller for lying to her and Klieg, only to do no effect and end up being killed by its cybergun. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen)

Jo Grant brandished a revolver when tracing the UNIT Master to Devil's End. (TV: The Dæmons)

When Eva Saint Julienne was promoted to Floor 500, she pulled a pistol on the Editor. She fired the pistol at the Jagrafess, to no effect. (TV: The Long Game)

Jack Harkness used a 21st century era pistol against the Dalek Emperor's forces invading the Game Station. (TV: The Parting of the Ways) He also used it to blackmail Ianto Jones into murdering Lisa Hallett just for being partially converted by Cybus Cybermen. (TV: Cyberwoman)

Queen Victoria carried a small revolver in her bag for her protection. She shot Father Angelo with it on 1879. (TV: Tooth and Claw)

Maximillian Stael committed suicide with a handgun given to him by the Fourth Doctor at his behest. He did this to avert the Fendahl from using him as a power source. (TV: Image of the Fendahl)

Jake Simmonds and Mrs. Moore pulled pistols on Mickey Smith when they found out he wasn't Ricky Smith. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)

Tallulah had a prop handgun to scare the Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones and Solomon when she thinks they kidnapped Laszlo on 1930. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)

The Saxon Master's henchmen pulled out pistols to everyone witnessing when the Toclafane killed President Winters. (TV: The Sound of Drums)

Thomas Milligan used a handgun to lure a Toclafane to the trap set up by Alison Docherty. Francine Jones stole a hangun and tried to kill the Saxon Master but was stopped by the Tenth Doctor to save her from being tainted by revenge. Lucy Saxon used a handgun to kill the Saxon Master for abusing her. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)

General Cobb intended to shoot the Tenth Doctor with a handgun but Jenny got in the way. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)

A German woman threatened Martha Jones with a Luger in an attempt to prevent her from using the Osterhagen Key, but lowered the pistol when she proved unable to kill her. (TV: Journey's End)

John Jefferson shot an Ood with a handgun. He only fired one shot. (TV: The Satan Pit)

The Fourth Doctor took Scorby's handgun and used it to retreat in safety. He told Sarah he'd never use it but they didn't know that. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)

The Fourth Doctor retreats, covering himself with a handgun. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)

Captain Erisa Magambo threatened Malcolm Taylor with a pistol, and later used it to defend against three of the Swarm. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

Wilfred Mott took his old service revolver with him when he sought out the Tenth Doctor. He later gave it to the Doctor, who took it to use against the Master. The Doctor had to choose between shooting the Master or Rassilon, but finally chose to shoot the White-Point Star, destroying it and breaking the link that anchored the Time Lords in the present time, sending them back into the Time War and saving the universe. (TV: The End of Time)

The Fifth Doctor used a handgun against a Dalek mutant that had escaped from its damaged casing. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)

Oricini used an automatic pistol with bastic ammunition to destroy a Necros Dalek. The Sixth Doctor also used it against a Mark IV Dalek's eye stalk. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)

Both the Seventh Doctor and Ace used a handgun to protect themselves from Josiah Samuel Smith on 1883. (TV: Ghost Light)

The Eleventh Doctor fired a handgun to destroy a gravity globe. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)

Amy Pond used Canton Everett Delaware III's handgun on a little girl in an astronaut suit, not knowing she was her daughter Melody, in an attempt to save the Eleventh Doctor. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut|Day of the Moon, Let's Kill Hitler)

The War Master shot Liv Chenka multiple times with a handgun. She later shot him in the arm. (AUDIO: Day of the Master)

Sergeant Mike Smith wielded a handgun and tried to blackmail Ace to join his cause, but to no avail, on 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Machine gun, submachine gun and PDW use[[edit] | [edit source]]

Thawn and Fenner with machine guns. (TV: The Power of Kroll)

Machine guns were carried by the Robomen during Dalek Earthforce's Project Degravitate. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)

Inside the Miniscope, the crew of the SS Bernice used submachine guns against Wetland Drashigs to no avail. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

Gustave Lytton had a silenced submachine gun. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

Mounted machine guns were used to shoot the Scarecrow Drones when they attacked the Farringham School for Boys. They trained with these in the school grounds. (TV: The Family of Blood)

Group Captain Ian Gilmore used machine guns against Renegade Daleks, but to no avail, on 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Neo-Nazis including De Flores used machine guns against Isomorph Cybermen, but to no avail, on 1988. (TV: Silver Nemesis)

Harrison Chase's guards all carried submachine guns. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)

The crew of a Delta III refinery had two machine guns. (TV: The Power of Kroll)

The use of other firearms[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fourth Doctor used an Oriental fowling piece belonging to George Litefoot to kill a giant rat when it attacked Leela. The gun hadn't been fired for 50 years and Litefoot warned the Doctor that it would probably explode in his face. The Doctor scoffed at this, saying that the gun had been built in Birmingham.(TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)

When one of the Fendahleen was feeding on the psychic energy of Leela and the Tylers, the Fourth Doctor tried to distract it by shooting it with Jack Tyler's double-barreled shotgun filled with rock salt. Leela later used the shotgun to kill another of the Fendahleen. (TV: Image of the Fendahl)

UNIT HQ had a "great big gun". (PROSE: The Doctor's Busiest Day [+]Loading...{"page":"9","1":"The Doctor's Busiest Day (short story)"})

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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]