Help with strings and tables

[frail zenith]

if i had a variable that was equal to a string how would I search for that in a table, for instance if
local weapon = "Pistol"
and i wanted to do, WeaponInfoTable.(the variable).damage, how would i do that

[blissful kite]

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[echo barn]

you could use a module script

local WeaponTable = {}

WeaponTable = {
["Pistol"] = {
Damage = #Damage
}
}

Return WeaponTable

require that module

and then do Module[Pistol]["Damage"]