[beebuster2000]

one of his buddies ‘accidentally’ shot him while a group of them were out hunting

I wonder if that could be true. i don't think they had firearms in 1100AD in England.

[beebuster2000]

looks like first recorded use of firearms was around 1300.
first govt attempt to confiscate them: 1301....

[SunkenCiv]

You’ve heard of shooting an arrow, I suspect.

The Roman army had artillery, but it didn’t use gunpowder.