Why haven't we used laser guns and light sabers yet?

[Lavos]

Today I believe our technology has what it takes to create these rifles or sabers, why haven't we mass produce them yet? Is it because we don't have what it takes or it is just plain and stupid to do so?

-Its just thought that I got randomly.

I get my sources from here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTiBRwuTS4

[Murdoc]

pew pew

No, but seriously I think it will become a trend in military weapons. I imagine the cost is the big drawback at this point.

[Growlith1223]

i can really see this happening. just saying lol

[Link]

Lasers are dangerous, they can cut you in half…they very very bad for humanz! Do you want us all cut in half? :3

P.S Star Wars tells all (;

- Deathikins

On a real note: I think it's being developed, I believe though that it's just too much cost for something that's just going to be too dangerous, technically we already have lasers relative to the olden movies, they're used towards positive tech though rather than war and such.

[Stein]

I imagine that's because a real laser isn't as visible to the human eye as the movie ones are, so how would you know you're not cutting your own foot off until you feel it?

[Lavos]

Maybe the military found it useless to use in combat. Since there is no way of making sure that innocent people don't get killed during fire exchange. A laser gun should be dashing out, not streaming a line that would cut a building in half.

[Pryex]

Lasers, and by extension light sabers are incredibly ineffective as weapons when compared with guns that fire bullets.

A laser would make a single cauterized wound that was the same size on both entry and exit, no blood loss or anything. The same would happen with a saber, the wound would be closed from any cut that was made,

Bullets on the other hand spin and rip a person apart, it isn't pleasant but when in a warzone it's better to use a weapon that is going to prevent your enemy from attacking you by dealing an insane amount of damage to them, not fixing them up just after you've hurt them.

[Murdoc]

[http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-DEW-HEL-Analysis.html](http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-DEW-HEL-Analysis.html)

quote, "The next ten years will see the emergence of high energy lasers as an operational capability in US service. These weapons will have the unique capability to attack targets at the speed of light and are likely to significantly impair the effectiveness of many weapon types, especially ballistic weapons."

[Melon]

Well first of all a light saber is something scientifically impossible, and even if it was it would be useless like any other sword-like weapon.

Lasers is something much more plausible but not the small laser guns that shoot rays that you see in games.