Firearms, guns, or projectile weapons are weapons extensively used by numerous races in both the Milky Way and Pegasus galaxies. They launch projectiles using gunpowder, the most primitive form a blend of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate. While considered technologically primitive compared to most energy weapons they are more than capable of piercing the armor worn by Jaffa, Ori soldiers, and Wraith warriors. Compared to Tau'ri weapons the weapons of most of these cultures are primitive, roughly equivalent to that of Earth around World War I and World War II. Some like the Lucian Alliance have weapons rivaling those of the Tau'ri. Like Tau'ri weapons, these are also not susceptible to energy disruptions or lose power over time. However since firearms require ammunition, they lack th