Firearm

Firearms is a term encompassing a variety of weapons, generally which utilise a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities away from the firearm.

Such weapons that fall into the 'firearm' category are; pistols or handguns (ie small handheld weapons) and assault or automatic rifles (larger weapons).

Generally both types of firearm have been ineffective against alien races such as Daleks and Cybermen, though specifically designed bullets have been produced to utilise alien race's weaknesses (Gold in the Cybermen's case). (DW: Battlefield) Standard bullets are effective though against wholely biological species such as the Ood. (DW: Planet of the Ood)

Firearms that utilise certain metals such as copper can be prevented from firing by the use of a cordolaine field. (DW: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)

Instances of Assault or Automatic Rifle use

 * They were used to shoot and subdue the Ood both on Sanctuary Base 6 and on the Ood Sphere. (DW: The Satan Pit, Planet of the Ood)
 * The army and UNIT used them to repel the Sontarans, Daleks and the Cybermen. (DW: Dalek, The Parting of the Ways, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, The Poison Sky, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End)
 * Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones used machine guns to combat a Dalek in the Torchwood Hub. (DW: The Stolen Earth)
 * The Hath and Humans on Messaline carried heavy duty blaster rifles which were used to fight the war over who took control of the planet. (DW: The Doctor's Daughter)
 * The Master's private armed teams fired on the Doctor, Martha Jones and Jack Harkness with assault rifles. (DW: The Sound of Drums)
 * Captain Jack led a squad of men to shoot the Toclafane with machine guns. He also destroyed the Paradox Machine by shooting it with one. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)
 * The Preachers used a number of automatic weapons to fight the Cybermen. (DW: Rise of the Cybermen)
 * Miss Foster's guards were armed with machine guns. (DW: Partners in Crime)

Instances of Pistol or Handgun use

 * When the lone Dalek escaped The Vault, the security guards used pistols against it. (DW: Dalek)


 * When Suki Macrae Cantrell got promoted to Floor 500, she pulled a futuristic pistol on The Editor. She fired the pistol at the Jagrafess, but that didn't help. (DW: The Long Game)


 * Jack Harkness used a 21st century era pistol against the Daleks invading the Game Station. (DW: The Parting of the Ways)


 * Queen Victoria carried a small pistol in her bag for her protection. (DW: Tooth and Claw)


 * Jake Simmonds and Mrs. Moore pulled pistols to Mickey Smith when they found out he wasn't Ricky Smith. (DW: Rise of the Cybermen)
 * Milo and Cheen carried fake futuristic pistols. (DW: Gridlock)
 * Tallulah had a prop pistol to scare The Doctor, Martha Jones and Solomon. (DW: Daleks in Manhattan)
 * The Master's henchmen pulled out pistols to everyone witnessing when the Toclafane killed President Winters. (DW: The Sound of Drums)
 * Thomas Milligan used a pistol to lure a Toclafane to the trap set up by Alison Docherty. Lucy Saxon used a pistol to kill The Master. (DW: Last of the Time Lords)


 * Jack Harkness carried a Webley revolver while in service with Torchwood, despite the rest of his team carrying more modern pistols. (TW: Everything Changes)


 * General Cobb intended to shoot the Doctor with a pistol but Jenny got in the way. The Doctor later almost shot Cobb as revenge for killing his daughter. (DW: The Doctor's Daughter)


 * Colonel Mace shot Commander Skorr with a pistol. (DW: The Poison Sky)
 * General Sanchez attempted to repel the invading Dalek with a pistol. (DW: The Stolen Earth)
 * Mr. Jefferson shot an Ood with a pistol. He only fired one shot until either the weapon had limited ammunition, or the gun jammed. (DW: The Satan Pit)

Instances of Machine Gun use
Machine guns were usually ground or vehicle mounted weapons that were not easily movable, usually used for defensive measures.


 * Mounted machine guns were used to shoot the Scarecrow Drones when they attacked the Farringham School for Boys. (DW: The Family of Blood)
 * On Malcassairo the guards repelled the Futurekind with machine guns. (DW: Utopia)

Behind the scenes

 * Most machine guns used in the 2005 series, were Heckler & Koch G36s. These also appear in some episodes of Torchwood.
 * The guns carried by Sanctuary Base 6 security in The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit are P90 Personal Defense Weapons fitted with spupressors (the same model of weapon commonly associated with the TV series Stargate SG-1 and its spinoffs).
 * Classic series UNIT troops are often seen using Sterling sub-machine guns or SLRs.