Why did someone ever invent guns?

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Why did someone ever invent guns?

they work better than swords or bow and arrows

Because others had swords.

The same reason that drives all innovations; problems that needed solving.

Because a gun is a major advantage over a bow.

Ever try chasing down a deer with Bowie knife?

In the county above me they offer wild hog hunts,one of your options is to only use a knife.I don't know if anyone actually did one.I've seen wild hogs in the woods, a gun is a way better choice.

Because someone figured out that gunpowder could be used to fling projectiles without the need of training as opposed to bows. Also, they were deadlier when developed enough. Someone was bound to invent them, sooner or later.

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Because the Asgard beam weapons are useless against Replicators, and the thought of using chemical propellants to impart kinetic energy to a slug of blunt lead simply never occurred to them.

On a more serious note, here is some background reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_firearm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon

steel cannons were too heavy.

Hunting
Fighting
Self Defense

Destroying Byzantine walls

A gun is a tool, just like a hammer, a nail-gun, a screwdriver, an extension cord, and you know what else all of those things have in common? You can kill someone with them.

The future of war is non lethal weapons.