That general issue is one reason (among many) why I have a hard time suspending my disbelief for the Star Wars movies. You're going to use a sword when someone

That general issue is one reason (among many) why I have a hard time suspending my disbelief for the Star Wars movies. You're going to use a sword when someone 100 meters away can plug you in the head with a gun? Umm... good luck with that. They tried to paper over the issue by making the stormtroopers terrible marksmen, but that wasn't very successful (at least in my case).