Many weapons used in warfare were powered by gunpowder. The gun was one of these weapons. The first gun recorded was the fire spear, a weapon that was a normal spear but had a tube at the end. The tube had gunpowder inside of it, and once the gunpowder was lit the explosion would propel a small cannon ball at enemies. This of course evolved into the flintlock pistols and rifles used during the revolution and civil wars, and to the modern firearms we have today. To this day guns still work the same as they did many hundreds of years ago they still use a gunpowder explosion to propel a projectile at the enemy, except they are much stronger than they used to be. Without gunpowder we would not have as much protection for our country such as firearms, tanks, and other gunpowder powered weapons. A weapon that did not require gunpowder was the
Many weapons used in warfare were powered by gunpowder. The gun was one of these weapons. The first gun recorded was the fire spear, a weapon that was a normal spear but had a tube at the end. The tube had gunpowder inside of it, and once the gunpowder was lit the explosion would propel a small cannon ball at enemies. This of course evolved into the flintlock pistols and rifles used during the revolution and civil wars, and to the modern firearms we have today. To this day guns still work the same as they did many hundreds of years ago they still use a gunpowder explosion to propel a projectile at the enemy, except they are much stronger than they used to be. Without gunpowder we would not have as much protection for our country such as firearms, tanks, and other gunpowder powered weapons. A weapon that did not require gunpowder was the