Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-7713314-20130602161859/@comment-67.149.99.170-20130603154029

I can see why one might think they are shotgun type, but I disagree. Though the series is lacking in visible blood splatter, Miltia, Melanie, and Junior were able to take mulitiple shots to the torso and face, which seems a little too unrealistic. Furthermore, having the shots leave the barrels forwards from her knuckles wouldn't provide the Melee Momentum Enhancment that has been established as the series' calling card. It is more likely that the bullets travel backward towards her elbow, and the gunpowder explosion creates the flames at her knuckles (blank rounds that simply provide the force are possible, as we see no visible shots from her elbows). She would have to switch between bullet mode (used to shoot down incoming projectiles and as a long range attack) and melee enhancement mode through some thought-controlled device or magic (which has been established as in-universe in Weiss' trailer).