[UA] What really happens in a gunfight?

[Russell Rayburn]

On 6/14/07, Felix von Wolfsstein <felix_von_wolfsstein at yahoo.de> wrote:
>
> I dunno whether it's in the English edition as well... so I might just point
> out that in the edition I have there's also an abstract on German law
> considering weapons, ownership and such like. I study law myself, and I
> absolutely agree that it's necessary to point to these facts for a minding
> player or storyteller.
>

There's a similar write-up in the English edition as well.  Definitely
a good thing for a storyteller to know, although the wide variety of
firearm laws in the US makes any simple write up a challenge.

For example, in Chicago private ownership of handguns is forbidden.
Outside of Chicago, but in the rest of Illinois a state-issued
firearms owner identification card (FOID) is required, in addition to
the federal background checks.

However, head south to Indiana and no state-issued FOID card is
required, although federal background check requirements are of course
still in place.

Also, while the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban has sunset nationally, some
states  ( Like Massachusetts ) still maintain state-level bans which
are similar in scope.  So while Insom Niac ( A Sleeper ) can easily
find a 17 round magazine for his Glock 17 in Gary, Indiana he'd be out
of luck in Boston, and likely arrested for possetion of a Glock in
Chicago.

For far more information than you'll likely need, this is a good place to start:

http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/



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