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To: kollmhn who wrote (119656)	4/9/2009 2:43:53 PM
From: JimisJim	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 206302

<edit>Over-simplifying: it is illegal for civilian ships to be "armed". The intent was to make it easier to dispatch pirates -- if you are an armed non-military ship, you are presumed to be a pirate and will be prosecuted as such... and/or not allowed access to most ports around the world. The US Coast Guard will prosecute any civilian vessel if they so much as find a single pistol on board, regardless of the type or size of the civilian vessel. In practice, they probably don't search freighters, but they do actively go after small craft and search them for weapons, drugs, etc... same law, same deal. They don't want zodiacs zooming around San Diego harbor (where a lot of Navy ships dock) with armed civilians. These laws are why cruise ships and others are adopting non-lethal defenses such as sonic blasters and laser "dazzlers" for pirate defense. Jim

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