Piracy is equal to war--if attacked fight back!

All this crap about not arming the crews is ludicrous. as well as placing them in harms way, they have the say chance of being killed s our Military people have. There is no excuse for not arming them. There are several ways of doing so--legally: First - They are authorized to carry 'Flare guns' on all ships at sea. A flare gun is also capable of firing shotgun shells. Also there are double barreled flare guns. Each crew member should be armed with a double barrel FLAREgun and a box of 12 gauge shotgun shells. I don't Know what the range is but they seem to climb pretty high into the sky. In any case, they are a perfect substitute for a gun. Second,, we now have stun guns, that could also be used effectively in repelling those men who are trying to get abroad the ship. And, as well. bottle fire grenades as well, could be effectively used--iron ships won't burn--drop them on those that are trying to board the ship, using the stun guns as back up support. Piracy is an act of war. Damn it let's knock off this PC CRAP AND FIGHT BACK!. THE MESSENGER