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    Character » Captain America appears in 11751 issues.

    During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteered to receive the experimental Super-Soldier Serum. Enhanced to the pinnacle of human physical potential and armed with an unbreakable shield, he became Captain America. After a failed mission left him encased in ice for decades, he was found and revived by the Avengers, later joining their ranks and eventually becoming the team's leader.

    Does Steve ever use a gun?

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    #1  Edited By Glabal500

    i was watching the captain america trailer again.. and there is a scene were steve and a bunch of guys bust in, and start shooting.. steve has a gun to...

    my question-  is that accurate, has Captain America (steve ) used a gun before??

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    #2  Edited By GTG12

    yeah as americas top cop and in the very beginning of world war 2. But besides that no not really he only uses his shield nowadays.
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    #3  Edited By PowerHerc


    I remember him shooting at enemy aircraft in the Invaders and the narrative stating he was a soldier who did what he had to do when it was required.  Based on this, I say yes. 

     

    A soldier fighting a war would most likely find himself in situations requiring use of firearms, no matter what any modern revisionist or anti-gun person might desire, prefer or like.

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    #4  Edited By DH69

    rarely but yes he's been known to use firearms, especially his ult counterpart...

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    #5  Edited By TheBlueAngel93

    Steve actually used a gun just last issue of Captain America.

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    #7  Edited By joshmightbe

    Cap has used guns a lot 

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    #8  Edited By AssertingValor

    only when necesary.......................
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    #9  Edited By Deranged Midget

    He was a soldier in WW2, he would be insane not to have a gun.

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    #10  Edited By biggkeem89

    In WW 2, Cap most definitely used a gun. He has used guns on occasion in modern times, but mostly prefers his shield. He's not above busting a cap.

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    #11  Edited By OmegaHans
    @ebuchanan said:
    " only when necesary....................... "
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    #12  Edited By Paracelsus

    As an infantryman in the WWII U. S. Army, Private Steve Rogers was most likely trained to use a rifle(and has used it on the battlefield), but as Captain America, he usually preferred to use his shield( which was virtually indestructible) as a weapon-remember he was meant to serve as an individual counterpoint to what the Red Skull symbolized(namely the evils of Nazism) NOT simply as a killing machine. That being said, he HAS used a gun but only in situations where his own self-defence or that of innocent people is an issue and his shield is otherwise not available!

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    #13  Edited By TheGoldenOne
    He does.
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    Occasionally. 

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    #15  Edited By lorex

    Captain America is a trained soldier so using a gun would be second nature to him. Some writers have portrayed him just using the shield combined with the super soldier formula and his own skill he is usually able to deal with most
    threats. More resent renditions of Cap have shown him using a gun, and Bucky as Cap is certainly not gun shy.

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    #16  Edited By Warlord

    he was trained to use a gun so why not?
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    #17  Edited By PeacemakerZ

    Check out Fear Itself book 4 that came out today for your answer.

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    #18  Edited By spystreak

    well this was War and he needs his shield to stop rounds from varous german weapons he can't throw it or he'd end up getting torn to pieces so the most logical sense is to use a Thompson submachine gun or the M1911 A1 which is the hand gun he uses in that part of the trailer
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    #19  Edited By Tigerstriper

    Did anyone see the issue where he fights Rhino and fires a rivet gun at him?

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