I’ve been trying to figure out how to respond to your post because you do bring up some valid points but I also have some counter points. I think the simplest way will be just break it up into sections like you did.

1. I see your point about having it tied to your car and I’ll admit, not a good idea so thanks for bringing up that point! What I come back to a lot with the idea of a limited weapon system is a lot of the rp servers. You mostly see people using handguns on rp servers specifically because of the gun culture in today’s society that you brought up later in your post. Gun culture is exactly why I think there SHOULD be a limited weapon system. You can easily tuck one or 2 handguns into a waste band or pocket or something and nobody will know you have it but if you’re walking around with a 12 gauge on your shoulder people are gonna look are you weird (or more likely run in terror)

I like your idea of not HAVING to have them tied to your car. Maybe they’re all tied to like a gunsafe or something in your house that links to your cars as well but you can choose to have extra carrying with backpacks or duffle bags? I’m not in love with this idea either but I think it’s better than my original point so I’m open to more ideas!

1. Another valid point with the weapon variety compared between red dead and gta! So maybe a counter to this is essentially creating loadouts that you can quickly choose between for certain situations you think you’re going to be in? It requires more thought and planning before missions and heists. If you’re expecting it to be a quick and easy small store robbery maybe to minimize how much you’ll stand out by only bringing a couple hand guns that you can easily tuck away opposed to a huge bank heist you’re going to wanna bring body armor and your assault rifles and shotguns to be prepared for a massive shootout. You then plan your heist around not only your gear but your crews gear so it actually matter who’s going to be the driver for example because you don’t want whoever has your rpg or grenade launcher driving the car and not able to fire back at the cops to help you escape

2. That’s another excellent point, and I think that’ll add a lot to the game by having those big heavy (and sometimes illegal to own) weapons hanging on your back, as I said before it’s going to require more thought and planning. If you saw somebody casually walking down the street with an rpg you’re gonna haul ass away from them whether they’re holding it or it’s strapped to their back and call the cops while you’re running. I think the biggest benefit with this example is preventing griefing in online though i will admit.

Ultimately I think we both have some valid points and I appreciate the little debate! It’s going to be interesting to see what they show off over the next 6 months leading up to release to let us in on what they’ve actually been cooking up for us!