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Guns are a lot faster then arrows. There wouldn't be enough reaction time.
In the books it explains that wizard robes have charms against physical attacks woven into the threads. They're wearing full body bulletproof vests.
Just shoot them in the face?
There's no reason wizard hats can't shield the face from bullets. In fact, in the later books there might be a hat that does basically that IIRC.
Besides which, wizard hats have wide brims. And they have scarves.
In the face. Where there is no cloth. Also, just shoot them with a shotgun. That's gonna hurt like hell and bruise the shit out of them if the threads manage to stop the bullets.
Just keep shooting at it until it dies. Doom advice.
Shooting in the face where there isn't cloth won't necessarily help - if the hat just stop bullets aimed for the head (like a magical forcefield) then it's pointless.
Also, it's not gonna hurt like hell and bruise the shit out of them - you're citing Newtonian mechanics when it's fucking magic. Hell, maybe the forcefield just deletes the bullet instead of deflecting or blocking it.
"Shoot at it until it dies" is great advice generally, but if you shoot a water pistol at a fish then you'll be there til you run out of ammo.
Then use magic bullets.
My god, how much skill issue...
Also, if you shoot the water pistol inside of the fish, it can either bloat and explode or drown.
See? The wizard problem has solutions. They must be erased one way or another.
Where in the books does it say that?
During the Dumbledore's army arc, I think book 5. I don't really care enough to go back and find the quote, but it was a fairly significant plot point in the resistance movement.
Apparently, the clothing with permanent shield charms are an invention of the Weasley Twins (https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Jinx-Off). So, not as widespread in the wizarding world as you assume. The article on the shield charm itself lists that most wizards can't produce a functional shield charm (https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Shield_Charm), so yeah, guess a muggle with a gun could kill most wizards. I apologize for linking to fandom.
Oh, I must have misremembered. I knew their clothes had charms in them. It makes sense that it wouldn't be something most people would need outside of a conflict.
Joanne really gave her child army some bulletproof t-shirts.
Yes but imagine magic infused guns
I mean yeah, one Bayonetta could take on the entire wizarding world with both hands behind her back.
... a gun in each of them, killing two targets at once, mid-backflip, while delivering innuendo.