I really think that this discussion need to be brought to the Game Questiolns forum. It's waters are, once again, muddied. Putting it here, in the UWZ FAQ, gives one the impression that the FAQ has chnaged - it hasn't. If and until it does, it serves no one in the commuity any good to have an "official" answer.
John, while I highly respect your opinion (and in this case, factual presentation of the rules), I still see a problem with rifles being clubs, and fists being better than a swung weapon. If this were the case, why not give every model a Natural Attack?