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Guns are a range weapon typically designed to pneumatically discharge projectiles using chemical-reactions under pressure. They are the popular type of weapon across civilized human culture and available in a vast array of types, models and uses. The existence and regulation of gun ownership in the United States is considered a controversial subject.
Several guns have appeared during the existence of the the Castaways on the island. During Gilligan's early sentry posts, he is seen with a flare gun and a revolver (probably the Skipper's), but eventually, the ammo runs out. When the WWII Japanese sailor arrives on the Island, he arrives with two rifles which the castaways take custody after he departs. They appear again in the episode, Forget Me Not, when the Skipper uses them to capture the rest of the castaways because he thinks that they're Japanese soldiers, and that he's back in the war. During this episode, the others allow themselves to be captured probably because the guns have ammunition still in them (or they believed the rifles still had ammo in them). However, during the episode, the Skipper never fired a shot, so it is logical to say that at the end of the episode, the guns still had ammo in them at least until the Castaways learned otherwise. In the Season Two episode, Not Guilty, it is revealed that the Howells have a small pistol. Despite all these weapons at their disposal, Gilligan reveals to Jackson Farrell in Little Island, Big Gun, that they have no bullets for any of the guns.