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[StarWars] What does Obi-Wan Kenobi mean specifically when he says "not as clumsy or random as a blaster.?"

I was wondering why he calls blasters clumsy and random when he introduces the lightsaber to Luke.
edit: I love all these answers. Thank you guys for clearing this up. I'll keep reading everyone's view.
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Blasters get used for suppressing fire rather a lot. Standard doctrine for both Republic and Empire forces, and Obi-Wan has seen plenty of that. A Jedi knight walking into that will generally deflect everything, aided by only focusing on the few, random shots that matter (whereas a non-Force-sensitive still has to worry about stray shots, which is why suppressing fire works).