Better than melee wepons... you see if you take a bow and arrow against a sniper rifle the sniper would win, because the range of the sniper is far away and a bow you have to get close to use it.(well not like right next to the guy but therre might be a chance that you could get caught, same with the sniper but that would make it way more harder to find you) And a hand gun is better than a knife or sword because you can 1. shoot form a far distance.2. put a silencer on it3.easy to use. A knife or sword,(really how do you expect to kill someone with a sword be running at them and possibly yelling your head off, expecially if that guy has a gun)And a knife well you have to be really close to the person to hurt them.... so by my oppinon i think that guns>melee....yes a hand gun is better than a chainsaw.
Bringing back old shit.