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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I mean, there definitely are prop guns. But some people get tripped up because they think “prop” means “fake”. And it doesn’t.
gpt
Yep, "prop" is short for "property", as in "property of the production".  A real gun purchased for use on a production is still a "prop", despite being a real gun.  But like you said, most people assume "prop" means "fake".