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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 9497613" data-attributes="member: 907">Harry Dresden says hi.But looking at it more seriously, it's probably because guns tend to be obvious weapons in the eyes of mundanes, and because many of the things they fight laugh off bullets.In Harry's case, it's because killing a mortal with magic is a big no-no. There's some metaphysics about magic requiring active will, so in order to kill someone with magic you need to sincerely believe that this is a person that needs to die, and that you are the one who needs to do it. That sort of thing stains your soul, and makes you more likely to do it again, until you become the kind of person who kills people at the drop of a hat. As a consequence, &quot;no killing&quot; is one of the seven Laws of Magic enforced by the White Council, and if they catch you doing it they'll send Wardens after you to put you down (using swords, because Wardens don't get an exception. Except the Blackstaff.).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 9497613, member: 907"] Harry Dresden says hi. But looking at it more seriously, it's probably because guns tend to be obvious weapons in the eyes of mundanes, and because many of the things they fight laugh off bullets. In Harry's case, it's because killing a mortal with magic is a big no-no. There's some metaphysics about magic requiring active will, so in order to kill someone with magic you need to sincerely believe that this is a person that needs to die, and that you are the one who needs to do it. That sort of thing stains your soul, and makes you more likely to do it again, until you become the kind of person who kills people at the drop of a hat. As a consequence, "no killing" is one of the seven Laws of Magic enforced by the White Council, and if they catch you doing it they'll send Wardens after you to put you down (using swords, because Wardens don't get an exception. Except the Blackstaff.). [/QUOTE]

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