But she could grab a crossbow her husband cocked and loaded for her and go and shoot deer. That's what makes them so "gun like".
How many guns do you know of that shoot arrows? How many guns do you know of that use limbs and a string? How many guns do you know of that use cams? How many guns do you know of that are only able of killing an animal up to 40 yards? How many guns do you know of that shoot projectiles traveling less than 300 fps? How many guns do you know of that if you miss guess the yardage by five yards will have a tremedous impact on whether or not you hit the animal?