Roycelandia
17-06-2004, 15:31
The idea for this issue that occured to me earlier on today... most of the "Weapons" Issues seem to be centred around "Modern" guns. But what about all the antique guns that must surely exist in every nation? They don't just disappear once they become obsolete... they end up in the hands of collectors and military re-enactors. Which seems to set itself up nicely for this issue:
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Title: Keep Your Powder Dry!
Description: The Nation’s Military Re-enactors are complaining about laws that treat antique weapons as being just as dangerous as modern military weapons.
Validity: Not valid for nations that have compulsory firearms ownership
[option]“It’s about time our Government realised that the weapons of yesteryear pose no threat to society!” exclaims re-enactor @@RANDOMNAME@@ as he fumbles with a powderhorn and shot whilst trying to reload a musket. “When was the last time anyone held up a bank with a blunderbuss? Any weapon more than 100 years old should be exempted from all ownership restrictions and government controls! Never mind that ammunition for most of them is still commercially available, and that they work just as well today as they did a century ago!”
[effect] hunters with muskets and antique guns are a common sight in the Nation’s outdoors
[stats] crime decreases, political freedoms increase, health decreases, environment decreases
[option]“Old guns can kill someone just as effectively as new ones!” cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, spokesperson for People Against Everything. “These weapons can still fall into the wrong hands, and need to be strongly regulated. Better yet, we should put all the old weapons in a museum, where no-one can use them! Sure, the regulations and preservation will cost money, and the Arms Industry will suffer, but isn’t it worth it to save lives and preserve our history?”
[effect] military history buffs use BB guns to re-fight famous battles
[stats] taxes increase, arms industry decreases, environment increases, education increases
[option] “Hang on a minute… all these old guns work just fine, right?” asks General @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of @@NAME@@’s Armed Forces. “We should draft all the re-enactors into the Armed Forces. They’ve already got their own weapons and uniforms, so we’d save huge amounts of money, which could be spent elsewhere… like helping our Arms Industry make lots of shiny, new guns. The history buffs get to fight wars for real with their guns, we get more soldiers and cut costs, and the economy gets a boost. Everyone wins!”
[effect] the nation’s soldiers spend all day practicing musketry drill and volley firing
[stats] military decreases, education decreases, economy increases, arms industry increases
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I'm well aware that most military re-enactors use modern replicas of weapons (in the case of muskets and cap-and-ball firearms, cowboy guns, and so on), but all the Zulu War, WWI-and WWII re-enactors use actual guns from the period. Anyway, your thoughts and comments on this issue are appreciated...
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Title: Keep Your Powder Dry!
Description: The Nation’s Military Re-enactors are complaining about laws that treat antique weapons as being just as dangerous as modern military weapons.
Validity: Not valid for nations that have compulsory firearms ownership
[option]“It’s about time our Government realised that the weapons of yesteryear pose no threat to society!” exclaims re-enactor @@RANDOMNAME@@ as he fumbles with a powderhorn and shot whilst trying to reload a musket. “When was the last time anyone held up a bank with a blunderbuss? Any weapon more than 100 years old should be exempted from all ownership restrictions and government controls! Never mind that ammunition for most of them is still commercially available, and that they work just as well today as they did a century ago!”
[effect] hunters with muskets and antique guns are a common sight in the Nation’s outdoors
[stats] crime decreases, political freedoms increase, health decreases, environment decreases
[option]“Old guns can kill someone just as effectively as new ones!” cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, spokesperson for People Against Everything. “These weapons can still fall into the wrong hands, and need to be strongly regulated. Better yet, we should put all the old weapons in a museum, where no-one can use them! Sure, the regulations and preservation will cost money, and the Arms Industry will suffer, but isn’t it worth it to save lives and preserve our history?”
[effect] military history buffs use BB guns to re-fight famous battles
[stats] taxes increase, arms industry decreases, environment increases, education increases
[option] “Hang on a minute… all these old guns work just fine, right?” asks General @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of @@NAME@@’s Armed Forces. “We should draft all the re-enactors into the Armed Forces. They’ve already got their own weapons and uniforms, so we’d save huge amounts of money, which could be spent elsewhere… like helping our Arms Industry make lots of shiny, new guns. The history buffs get to fight wars for real with their guns, we get more soldiers and cut costs, and the economy gets a boost. Everyone wins!”
[effect] the nation’s soldiers spend all day practicing musketry drill and volley firing
[stats] military decreases, education decreases, economy increases, arms industry increases
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I'm well aware that most military re-enactors use modern replicas of weapons (in the case of muskets and cap-and-ball firearms, cowboy guns, and so on), but all the Zulu War, WWI-and WWII re-enactors use actual guns from the period. Anyway, your thoughts and comments on this issue are appreciated...