Should Weapons Be Allowed Aboard Ship?

4 Comments

  • Tom D. - 12 years ago

    Why are we even talking about non-lethal weapons? These people have proven in the past that they are no better than wild animals and would gladly kill if it meant a profit to them. I say deal the pirates as we did in the past. Blow them out of the water, whether they throw their weapons overboard or not. No corrupt politicians, no corrupt judges, no pirate problem.

  • Tim Flanagan - 16 years ago

    "Constitutional right"?! What constitution? Oh, you must mean the US constitution!

    I'm being disingenuous, of course; I knew what you meant, being an NRA Foundation contributor myself. But my point is that I wouldn't assume the gCaptain audience is strictly a US one.

    The other point I'd like to make is that the poll was initiated by recent piracy incidents, which are extremely rare in US waters. The US Constitution is, alas, not a factor, PARTICULARLY since so many merchant vessels are convenience-flagged anyway. Our nation's little internal gun control debate is completely irrelevant to this discussion.

    Back to the topic at hand, however: This is a decision for the vessel owner, surely?

  • Jonathan H. Saunders - 16 years ago

    Firearms should be allowed on ships, period. We are allowed to keep weapons on our ship, they are locked in a gun safe along with the cartridges and the Captain has the only key. It is our Constitutional right to have firearms so don't let the anti-gun lobby take them away from us, hold fast to your dwindling rights! I would gladly shoot at pirates, this ship is our home. If someone tried to take over my house I would defend my property, the same goes for my ship. Mahalo, jhs

  • Robert - 16 years ago

    It seems to me the lot aboard ships are pretty well trained in everything from repairs to fire fighting, I see no reason why responsible use of weaponry can't be part of their training. I'm not suggesting we all have deck guns, but a semi-automatic .50 and a .223 would likely go a long way in slowing down pirates.

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