Modern Day Pirates Show the Need for Armed Self Defense
http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/11/21/modern-day-pirates-show-the-need-for-armed-self-defense/
A solution to the problem of modern day piracy
The world’s navies can’t be everywhere at once. Even staying hundreds of miles away from the coast of Somalia is no longer enough to keep merchant ships safe. But firearms in the hands of the law abiding merchant sailors could make all the difference. Ideally, the pirates could be stopped before boarding the ship, with long range fire. The pirates would also be particularly vulnerable to self defense gunfire as they climb rope ladders to get from their small craft to the decks of large ships. Failing that, an armed crew aboard its own ship should still have an advantage over pirates that have to make their way through an unfamiliar ship’s passageways.
I am not suggesting that every single act of piracy could be stopped by arming the crews of ships – but I bet that armed merchant sailors would have a better chance of staying alive and free from captivity. Armed crews would also act as a deterrent, as pirates don’t tend to attack targets that can fight back (think about how rarely if ever pirates try to seize a warship!)
UN type gun control that has spread around the world has caused this piracy problem because it has kept the ships disarmed. Now is the time to arm all ships with mounted guns to protect them from pirates.
The people running the ships have to wake up and admit that gun control doesn’t work Gun Control Kills.
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Send in Seal Team Six to kill the Pirates and thay will get the picture to leav the ships alone if thay value their lives. If not arm ships crews to defend their ship at sea.