tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543451.post4646015001403768836..comments2024-02-13T18:38:01.973-08:00Comments on To Which I Replied...: Pirates and Guns at SeaFletchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719982260089858624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543451.post-35136492995721659462009-04-11T05:14:00.000-07:002009-04-11T05:14:00.000-07:00"What am I missing here? Why isn't this a good ide...<I>"What am I missing here? Why isn't this a good idea?"</I><BR/><BR/>All is explained if you read the next two posts, including the comments.<BR/><BR/>http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1359<BR/><BR/>http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/6999.html<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is that this is a political and PR problem. Sure, we can kill pirates easily enough. Just blow up a few ports where they hang out, land James R. Rummelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682353191833690442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543451.post-83663006764014227002009-04-10T13:10:00.000-07:002009-04-10T13:10:00.000-07:00I think that's a 20mm, and not a .50, though I can...I think that's a 20mm, and not a .50, though I can't say I'd consider it to be overkill, given the situation.<BR/><BR/>Hell, throw the bid guns at 'em!theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543451.post-15331522610101048622009-04-10T03:09:00.000-07:002009-04-10T03:09:00.000-07:00"Once at sea, the Captain is the final word on the...<I>"Once at sea, the Captain is the final word on the boat. Thusly, they don't want the crew to be armed."</I><BR/><BR/>...Is it just me, or does this sound like a serious trust issue? If the Captain can't trust their crew to have access to firearms, how can the Captain trust their crew, at all? Are there no kitchen knives on working ships so mutinying crew members can't carve up their skipper? Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258123828236711055noreply@blogger.com