diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
index 358e72450b5c..804cefc31b4e 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/gun.dm
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 		return FALSE
 	//Are we PBing someone? If so, set pointblank to TRUE
 	shoot_live_shot(user, (get_dist(user, target) <= 1), target, message) //Making sure whether the target is in vicinity for the pointblank shot
-	. = TRUE // we already shot
+
 	//process the chamber...
 	process_chamber(shooter = user)
 	update_appearance()
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 						ignored_mobs = user
 				)
 
-	//cloud sent a meme in the discord. i dont know if its true, but i made this piece of code in honor of it
+	//cloudy sent a meme in the discord. i dont know if its true, but i made this piece of code in honor of it
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/living_human = user
 	if(istype(living_human))
 		if(!living_human.wear_neck)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 			return //dont bother if we already are affected by it
 
 		if(istype(living_human.wear_neck, /obj/item/clothing/neck/tie/lesbian) || living_human.wear_neck.icon_state == "lesbian")
-			var/use_space = "[living_human.generic_adjective ? " " : null]"
+			var/use_space = "[living_human.generic_adjective ? " " : ""]"
 			living_human.generic_adjective = "lesbian[use_space][living_human.generic_adjective]" //i actually don't remember the meme. it was something like lesbians will stop working if they see another with a gun. or something.
 
 /obj/item/gun/CtrlClick(mob/user)
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
index 1432968198e7..9c42abaa71a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/pre_fire(atom/target, mob/living/user,  message = TRUE, flag, params = null, zone_override = "", bonus_spread = 0, dual_wielded_gun = FALSE)
 	prefire_empty_checks()
-	..()
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/process_fire(atom/target, mob/living/user, message = TRUE, params = null, zone_override = "", bonus_spread = 0, burst_firing = FALSE, spread_override = 0, iteration = 0)
 	. = ..() //The gun actually firing