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WCDT Strips 3031-3035 (24th to 28th August 2015
Truec:
Depends on the rifle in question. I recall anything over 20mm is considered a "destructive device", which are subject to different regulations and paperwork. I think anything smaller is legally t he same as any other longarm, with legality depending on state.
wlewisiii:
--- Quote from: Granitefish on 24 Aug 2015, 20:48 ---"Anti-tank rifles are illegal in this state."
Is this implying there are states where they are legal?
--- End quote ---
Actually, it depends on the AT Rifle. The British Boys Rifle is easy to purchase if converted to .50 BMG. In it's original form it is considered a destructive device and requires a tax stamp from BATFE to own - if your state allows. The Mauser 1918 Tank Gewehr in 13.2mm caliber is specifically exempted from the NFA and if you can own any rifle you can own it. If you really want to...
Should you care, there is much more info here: http://www.forgottenweapons.com/
BenRG:
I did suspect that Bubbles' armour plate was an external addition. There are several good engineering reasons for this. By putting a space in between her armour and her actual chassis external shell, she has a little bit more protection for her systems. Additionally, it makes repairing damaged armour quick and easy rather than requiring whole limbs be replaced.
However, I suspect that what Jeph is working towards is that, underneath her armour, Bubbles is as humanoid as Momo or May. It's just that I think that Bubbles doesn't want to look more human. Nonetheless, yeah, take off the stand-off armour plate and stick her in a tee shirt and jeans and she'd look fairly human. Why does she choose to look more like a tank than people? Well, the details are to be revealed but my guess is that armour protects more than her critical components. It also protects some vulnerable parts of her soul.
I think that Bubbles is starting to get annoyed with Faye. The problem is that Faye is one of those personalities who can't take a hint that she's annoying people. This is at least partly because she likes annoying people. Whilst I think, on a certain level, she's motivated by concern and an honest desire to help Bubbles, she's also being bratty and annoying and this may end up with an argument or a demonstration of just how dangerous Bubbles can be if she loses her temper.
--- Quote from: Granitefish on 24 Aug 2015, 20:48 ---"Anti-tank rifles are illegal in this state."
Is this implying there are states where they are legal?
--- End quote ---
It depends what Faye means by an 'anti-tank rifle'. If she means a heavy-calibre sniper rifle, like a high-power thirty-calibre or one of those fifty-calibre monsters, yes I think that they are 'street legal' in some parts of the world.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Granitefish on 24 Aug 2015, 20:48 ---"Anti-tank rifles are illegal in this state."
Is this implying there are states where they are legal?
--- End quote ---
What she's implicitly saying is, "Those are some guns (biceps) you have."
Truec:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 24 Aug 2015, 23:21 ---
--- Quote from: Granitefish on 24 Aug 2015, 20:48 ---"Anti-tank rifles are illegal in this state."
Is this implying there are states where they are legal?
--- End quote ---
What she's implicitly saying is, "Those are some guns (biceps) you have."
--- End quote ---
I took it at face value, as the suggestion that the armor isn't useful because anyone who wants to kill her would just use an, apparently legal,anti-tank rifle.
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