34 Someone asked recently what kind of weapon works well in space. This kind. (www.defensenews.com) posted 277 days ago by Kaarous 277 days ago by Kaarous +34 / -0 In first, UK downs aerial drone with test shot from DragonFire laser The trial with the direct-energy weapon is considered a significant milestone toward the deployment of the system, possibly within five years. 46 comments share 46 comments share save hide report block hide replies
The various militaries have been promoting laser guns for a while. I'm guessing the guns exist and the talk that they don't exist is smoke and mirrors.
We have similar problems with lightsabers.