how do i make it so that damage and leaderstats dosent trigger multiple times?

[charred gorge]

working on a gun script. everything works, except for the damage being triggered a few times, and by extension, leaderstats.

script.Parent.EquipHandler.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
    script.Parent["Gun equip "]:play()
end)
script.Parent.FIREEEE.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, Hit, tool, lookVector)
    if debounce then
        print "bro tried to fire too soon"
    else
        debounce = true
        print "debounce works YAYAYAYYAAYYAYAYA"
        print "createbullet was ran"
        print (player.Name)
        local bullet = Instance.new("Part")
        bullet.Size = Vector3.new(0.2, 1, 0.2)
        bullet.BrickColor = BrickColor.new("Bright yellow")
        bullet.Material = Enum.Material.Brick
        bullet.Anchored = false
        bullet.CanCollide = false
        bullet.Position = tool.Handle.Position



        local bodyVelocity = Instance.new("BodyVelocity")
        bodyVelocity.Parent = bullet
        bodyVelocity.Velocity = Hit.LookVector * 200
        bodyVelocity.MaxForce = Vector3.new(4000, 4000, 4000)

        bullet.CFrame = tool.Handle.CFrame * CFrame.new(-2, 0, 0)

        bullet.Parent = workspace
        script.Parent["Gun Shot"]:play()
        game:GetService("Debris"):AddItem(bullet, 5)
        
        task.wait(1)
        debounce = false
        
        bullet.Touched:Connect(function(Hit)
            local humanoid = Hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
            if Hit.Parent == player.Character then
                print "bro shot himself"
            elseif humanoid then
            humanoid:TakeDamage(25)
            local leaderstats = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats")
            local kills = leaderstats:WaitForChild("Kills")
            kills.Value = kills.Value + 1
                end
                bullet:Destroy() -- Destroy the bullet on impact
                if not bullet then 
                    bullet:Destroy()
                end
            end)
        end
    end)```

i tried some stuff using local debounce and none of it worked

[granite lance]

it’s because the bullet gets touched multiple times 💔

use raycasts bro

if you really wanna use touched tho then create a table of targets and when you hit someone insert the character into the table

then before you hit someone check if their character is in the table

but with raycasts it can only hit one thing so it doesn’t matter

[crude moon]

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[granite lance]

and they are more reliable