| From: | Valerie A Olson <volson@********.ca> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Killing in Shadowrun... |
| Date: | Sat, 25 May 1996 12:09:58 -0400 (EDT) |
> I don't think you understood what I meant. I wasn't trying to get involved
> in the "position snipers on the other side of the street" "no, just
shoot
> them from up close with a pistol" thing, and I also wasn't trying to prove
> your point or tear it down.
>
> I was just wondering out loud on what grounds a sniper rifle would be
> declared an illegal firearm. To take a real-world example and apply the
> UCAS laws to it, it would be illegal to own an M21 sniper rifle because
> it is a _sniper_ rifle. Yet anyone with the proper permit would be able
> to buy a Springfield M1A, which is for most intents and purposes
> identical to the M21, except that it's sold to civilians as a target
> rifle, whereas the M21 is (was) sold to the U.S. Army for use by snipers.
>
> There must be some logic in it somewhere, and it probably has to do with
> the 14S damage code...
>
Did you ever see a movie called Navy Seals? It shows a sniper up in a
tower, who takes a guy out through a wall. I think that the sniper rifles
in SR, are supposed to be similar to that 50 cal. I don't think that 50
cal weapons are even allowed in the us are they?
Cheers,
The ROO-MAN,
via his wife.
