On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:07:13 -0700, Canuck57
wrote:


Just out of curiosity, if you shot pirates for real, coming at your boat
with loaded weapons and you just brought out the 9mm, AK-47 or
M16...wasted them in international waters.

Can you be arrested and the charges stick?

the way the coast guard defines it is, they have jurisdication over an
american flagged vessel anywhere in the world

and over any vessel in US waters

so if you are an american flagged vessel in international water, the
coast guard will enforce US maritime law

On 22/02/2011 9:02 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:07:13 -0700,
wrote:


Just out of curiosity, if you shot pirates for real, coming at your boat
with loaded weapons and you just brought out the 9mm, AK-47 or
M16...wasted them in international waters.

Can you be arrested and the charges stick?

the way the coast guard defines it is, they have jurisdication over an
american flagged vessel anywhere in the world

and over any vessel in US waters

so if you are an american flagged vessel in international water, the
coast guard will enforce US maritime law

Then if charged, self defense should work.

--
Socialism is a great ideal as long as someone else pays for it. And when
no one is left to pay for it, they all can share nothing.

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:25:29 -0700, Canuck57
wrote:

On 22/02/2011 9:02 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:07:13 -0700,
wrote:


Just out of curiosity, if you shot pirates for real, coming at your boat
with loaded weapons and you just brought out the 9mm, AK-47 or
M16...wasted them in international waters.

Can you be arrested and the charges stick?

the way the coast guard defines it is, they have jurisdication over an
american flagged vessel anywhere in the world

and over any vessel in US waters

so if you are an american flagged vessel in international water, the
coast guard will enforce US maritime law

Then if charged, self defense should work.

probably will.

"Canuck57" wrote in message ...

On 22/02/2011 9:02 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:07:13 -0700,
wrote:


Just out of curiosity, if you shot pirates for real, coming at your boat
with loaded weapons and you just brought out the 9mm, AK-47 or
M16...wasted them in international waters.

Can you be arrested and the charges stick?

the way the coast guard defines it is, they have jurisdication over an
american flagged vessel anywhere in the world

and over any vessel in US waters

so if you are an american flagged vessel in international water, the
coast guard will enforce US maritime law

Then if charged, self defense should work.

--
Socialism is a great ideal as long as someone else pays for it. And when
no one is left to pay for it, they all can share nothing.


Reply:
The problem is you most likely will not have the M16, Glock, and RPG that
would be nice to carry, as you can not land in most ports with armaments.
One of the reasons large oil tankers are unarmed.