Are real guns used in movies?

Question

For example, in "Matrix Reloaded", we see that the agents fire on the car driven by Morpheus. We see that the bullets penetrating the body of the car.If the gun is not real, how did it happen?If the gun is real, how did they maintain the safety of the actors?

Answer 1

Real guns are not used. The guns are props, only able to chamber and fire blanks, so the shooting still looks real. As for the impact, small explosive charges (very low yield, just enough to make a pop) will be placed where the "impact" is wanted, simulating the effect of bullets flying through a material. Often, the material (whether the inside of a car, a wall, or other hard surface) is actually made from a much less dense material than what it appears to be, such as a stiff foam board, so that the "bullet impact" is more visible (and much less likely to produce any harmful shrapnel).