Buffy/Against A Dark Background (Ian Banks)

Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don’t own it.

School
All he had been able to find for a gun was the bulky pistol now strapped to his waist. One of the kids Xander was escorting looked at it curiously. “What is it?” Xander shrugged, “I don’t know.”

Tor, leading the next group over, snarked; “Whatever it is, it’s probably as lazy as you are.”

“Thanks for the idea Tor, it’s a Lazy Gun.”

Street
Complaining loudly, the soldier drew his gun and squeezed the trigger while pretending to hose his pursuers. From thin air wooden objects of all sizes and shapes appeared, only to strike an un-beating heart.

For More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_gun