Eric still has the stock of your rifle, I planned on him re-balancing it, and giving it a custom fit to your hand, hence the robots scanning it. Also it was part of the plan to throw you out of balance while taking away your second sight and main weapon. But judging from your post you got the message so it is up to you. Do you want Eric to upgrade your rifle and thereby leave you without heavy firepower for this meeting? You can change yours to account for an incomplete gun, or I will edit my post to be continuous with yours. 

I like the personality btw :)