Play Particle System multiple times without resetting

Unity Engine
1

Hey,
I want to play a Particle System every time I shoot, but I don’t know how to play a Particle System multiple times without having to reset it.

2

Hey,

So I’ll show you two different ways of playing particles for guns.

Machine Gun/Laser:
Turn the emission of the particle system on/off:

    ParticleSystem particles;

    void Start()
    {
        particles = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
    }

    void Update()
    {
        var emission = particles.emission;

        if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            emission.enabled = true;
        }
        else
        {
            emission.enabled = false;
        }
    }

Regular Gun:
Instantiate new particles every time you shoot:

    [SerializeField] GameObject particles;

    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Instantiate(particles, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
        }
    }
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ParticleSystems (particlesystems): emitting in various positions in space (no play / stop):

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