gunplay

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations.

   “In the aftermath of the Iraq War, the streets of Baghdad were sometimes filled with gunplay.”

   “The one consoling thought was that there might be gunplay before the night was over—Dish had never been in a gun battle but he reasoned that if bullets flew thick and fast Jake might stop one of them, which could change the whole situation.”

   “Cop action films revelled in scenes of action and violence with the male body at the center engaging in fistfights, kickboxing, car chases, and gunplay.”

   “The agents were outnumbered, outgunned, and way off the beaten track, but Becky quickly understood that nobody had planned on any gunplay.”

2. (uncountable, usually)A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation.

   “My problem with gunplay is that it could lead to very bad habits. They're always loaded, even when they're "not loaded", and if you get used to thinking of them as not loaded you're going to get careless.”

   “The recent fuss about gunplay isn't an ickiness issue but a safety argument.”

   “When the professor turned out to be too warped even for my tastes — consensual knifeplay is one thing; drunken gunplay quite another […]”