from experimental to the last patch in A17 too many firearms! I got rocket launcher before I even craft bycicle! IMO if it's a survival game, firearm gun should be rare, like it was before. I hope in A18 guns will be more rare, then in A17 (is it?)
In A17 the weapon parts were replaced by complete weapons. This increased the number accordingly.
The fact that you can find weapons everywhere is supposed to simulate a heavily armed population. Where I live is a prejudice that there are weapons in every US household. I don't know how much this corresponds to reality but in the game it is like this.
huh I never have tons of weapons when looting poi's. I usually only find them at the end of poi reward stash. as far as to many, I guess that a matter of opinion. A17.0-A17.2 had way to many weapons that could be looted. as for A17.4, IMO TFP seemed to have struck a good balance now.