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Bulma firing her pistol at Goku.

Guns are deadly weapons that fire bullets or in some cases energy blasts. Guns are used most commonly by the people of Planet Earth. Apparently, guns have no effect against someone with a high enough battle power.

History

Policemen holding guns in "Tien's Atonement".

A King's Guard soldier preparing to unleash a fury of machine gun fire at Cell during the Cell Games Saga.

Civilians shooting at the Androids in "Ghosts from Tomorrow".

South Kaio's pink starter gun

Just like their real world counterparts, guns come in many different sizes, shapes, and forms. In very early Dragon Ball, Bulma Brief shot Son Goku with a gun, only for it to have no effect on the young Saiyan – it did hurt him slightly. Many other enemies were seen using guns. These enemies mainly existed within the Red Ribbon Army, who used machine guns, shotguns, assault rifles, and even turrets to try and kill Goku, all of which have absolutely no effect.

The female character Launch also uses a machine gun on many occasions in her blond, more aggressive personality. She mainly used the gun on Turtle Hermit and Oolong. She was also seen using a shotgun when running from the police.

Police and the Earthling Army rely heavily on the use of guns, which they used against many of the villains (such as Piccolo Daimao, Nappa, Cell, and Majin Boo as prime examples) throughout the series.

Most notably, in early Dragon Ball Z, the Farmer shot the evil Saiyan Raditz with his shotgun. Raditz simply caught the bullet, however, and threw it right back at the man, presumably killing him.

On Planet Namek, Freeza's ground troops use a highly advanced type of gun commonly referred to as a Blaster. These Blasters were capable of much more damage to the common person as they shoot beams of energy. To people with enough power, however, they were completely useless. There was also another variant known as the Arm Cannon that fired an even more powerful beam (such as the one that Puipui carried).

South Kaio used a pink starter gun to start the race between Goku and East Kaio in "Tournament Begins".

During the Majin Buu Saga, two evil men named Van Zant and Smitty uses high-powered rifles to terrorize the streets. They eventually even shoot and nearly kill Bee, Majin Boo's puppy. They also shoot and nearly kill Mister Satan a short time later, the result of which sparks the creation of Evil Boo and the events following.