public abstract class Weapon : MonoBehaviour
{
    public int damage;
    public float fireRate; // this takes over the timeBetweenShots variable in the player
    public float reloadSpeed;
    public GameObject bullet;
    public GameObject shootPoint;
    public bool canShoot = true;

    public virtual void Shoot()
    {
        if (canShoot)
        {
            GameObject.Instantiate(bullet, shootPoint.transform.position, shootPoint.transform.rotation);
            CameraShaker.Instance.ShakeOnce(2, 2.5f, .1f, .1f);
            canShoot = false;
            StartCoroutine(ShootDelay(fireRate));
        }
    }

    IEnumerator ShootDelay(float t)
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(t);
        canShoot = true;
    }
}

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public class Pistol : Weapon
{
    private void Start()
    {
        damage = 2;
        fireRate = .7f;
        reloadSpeed = 4;
    }

    public override void Shoot()
    {
        base.Shoot();
    }
}

//Inside the Player Controller
    public void Shoot() //Gets called in the Update function
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButton(0))
        {
            currentWeapon.Shoot();
        }
    }