Where Are All the Phaser Guns?

A brief survey of real-life military laser guns.

US Navy sailors train with the LA-9/P Laser Hail and Warning System on the fantail of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. R. Pacheco)

The year is 2032. Hardened criminal Simon Phoenix has awakened from suspended animation and escaped his imprisonment, fleeing into the streets of the megalopolis of Sa…