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A couple of shoulder-fire rocket launchers and some kalashnikovs wouldn't be hard to stash though, would they? Presumably US flagged vessels are armed?
by pbhj 17y ago
A couple of shoulder-fire rocket launchers and some kalashnikovs wouldn't be hard to stash though, would they?
Presumably US flagged vessels are armed?
- sokoloff 17y agoAs a general rule, merchant marine vessels sailing under any flag are not armed. The US isn't "special" here. Naturally, US military vessels, including the Coast Guard, are armed.
- pbhj 17y agoWhat of the right to bear arms then?
- sokoloff 17y agoThis is not a governmental restriction, but rather a commercial one. Nothing prevents a shipping company from saying "In order to take a job on my private ship, you are barred from bringing weapons on-board." Nothing prevents a country from saying "If your merchant vessel desires access to our ports, it shall not be armed." The combination of those two (effects, not necessarily codified policies or laws) means that merchant vessels aren't armed.
- rms 17y agoAlso insurance companies... premiums go up if your ship is armed.