Petraeus: Shippers should consider armed guards

[fallout2600]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090425/ap_on_go_co/us_us_piracy

I don't see a problem with allowing these guys ammo on the boats. If your only defense is to outrun an RPG, then you should have access to guns on board.

[msmith198025]

They only problem I see is that they need to be cleared at these ports. It can be a mess for the ships, but they need to do something

[stevenl]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517955,00.html

[vurbano]

arm the passengers. I wanna see a few pirates stand up to a few thousand people firing back.