GURPS Punk Guns?

The Colonel · 01-03-2016, 03:13 PM

Prowling through most of the published stats so far, most of the firearms written up seem to be the sort of weapons a PC might chose to use - functional pieces in sensible calibres.

However, I'm given to understand that most homicides in the US are performed with the sort of weapons that usually don't make the grade - tuppeny-hapenny pieces in low end calibres that can still kill. Are there stats anywhere for the sort of guns that might be found in the hands of low end hooligans and thugs? Would GURPS Punk Guns be a viable supplement?

Also, criminals aside (although presumably they must steal their weapons from the same pool) what weapons are common in civilian hands (especially in the US)?

01-03-2016, 03:13 PM	#1
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	GURPS Punk Guns? Prowling through most of the published stats so far, most of the firearms written up seem to be the sort of weapons a PC might chose to use - functional pieces in sensible calibres. However, I'm given to understand that most homicides in the US are performed with the sort of weapons that usually don't make the grade - tuppeny-hapenny pieces in low end calibres that can still kill. Are there stats anywhere for the sort of guns that might be found in the hands of low end hooligans and thugs? Would GURPS Punk Guns be a viable supplement? Also, criminals aside (although presumably they must steal their weapons from the same pool) what weapons are common in civilian hands (especially in the US)?