It will increase a bit with aim assist. And if you want to play with plasma like a true Gallente would you'd equip damage mods in your high slot for max gank, but people don't have the balls for that right now. Also, you have the shotgun for close range plasma crazyness. But its still a little to choppy to put reliable shots on target.

Otherwise, the logical and sensible Caldari weapons (probably with a rebalanced assault bonus when they come out) will be Caldari assaults running with Rail weapons. I wouldn't be suprised if you see rail weapons have a significant dispersion which hampers them at long ranges, but the caldari assaults would get a penalty reduction that makes them that much more powerful or something like that.

So eventually I see the meta being (when all the suits and weapons come out):

Minmatar:
Tank: Lightest tanks, but the fastest, high shield regen. (can't wait for a fairly speedy minmatar heavy with an HMG)
Battle strategy: Consistently apply damage at short to medium range as their speed allow them to pick when and where they fight.

Caldari:
Tank: best shield tank, moderate speed, longest ranged rail weapons but at fitting costs.
Battle strategy: use tank buffer, range, and situational awareness to accurately apply damage at ranges where they cannot be effectively touched.

Amarr:
Tank: Strong regen, and armor/hybrid tanks, very slow. Damage is anti shield and very 'burst' oriented at medium to long range.
Battle strategy: If caught at close ranges they are easy to take down. However their resiliance and buffer at medium at long ranges means they can use their strong short-term burst damage weapons to quickly take down enemies before their can react.

Gallente:
Tank: Favors armor tank supported with squad support. Can go for armor regen (less logi support) or buffer (with more support).
Battle strategy: Situational awareness is key, as they excel when they know where their enemy is going ahead of time. Their average buffer allows them to apply the highest amounts of damage with suprise and extreme prejudice at close range. Logi support means fallen squad mates can recover quickly after a skirmish with most of their health quickly restored. Assault's fitting reductions to weapons means better weapons with more free fitting space for a tank.

Yes on their base stats, but they get the highest or second highest no. of high slots on all suits and better PG/CPU than caldari. Just wait until their heavy comes out! I bet it will be just a tad slower than assaults, when equipped with a 750-800 HP shield tank and endurance mods will make a wicked HMG user!

I would agree because CCP talked about other races having similar weapons but not as strong in their niche so AScR not as strong as AR, Combat Rifle stronger than Burst and Rail Rifle stronger than TAC with ScR between them.

At least that was my understanding and please note "stronger" means better in role so it may be damage or RoF or longer range etc.