Or something close to it. There is little to no explanation to it. It can be interpretated freely. So its not digitized but some other form of state, you get what i mean. Point im trying to make, the appearance and workings of the gun are merely visual. Or do you believe in the far far future we still fire by hammering on thr backside of a bullet to set of its explosive charge hurling the projectile forward? And somehow it magically gains an elemental type and its ammo can easily be synthesized? And all the magical perks they have to heal, burn, poison etc? Its spacemagic (light) given human-understandable form. The weapon needs to feel and look like a weapon. Its not required that everything on it is actually functional.