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Originally Posted by tucson
Here in Fl. if someone breaks into our house we have the right (by law) to shoot them (self defense) BUT the owners of the commercial ships don't????? What's with that??!! Is there a law that restricts someone from protecting themselves on international waters? Does that mean now we all should be afraid to go on a cruise?!!!!!!
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Unless you are crusing around Somalia and some other regions in the world, this does not seem to be a major worry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate
60 Minutes last week also showed Merchant Marine academies training cadets in firearm and hand-to-hand fighting techniques.