Here's a question for those who have cruised outside of U.S. waters: Given your experience, would you recommend guns be carried onboard while passagemaking or not? --Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997

That is a very difficult question and I think the answer depends on your philosophy about self-defense, your willingness to put up with some hassles from foreign officialdom, your comfort level with guns and more importantly the amount of training you have had with them. Assuming we are talking about defensive uses, the most important philosophical issue in my opinion is whether or not you would feel able and justified to take another person's life, if he was putting your life or the life of your loved ones in immediate peril by his aggressive actions. You must also be willing to bear the burden of on occasion returning to your port of entry to leave a country in order to retreive your firearms, assuming you are not willing to smuggle them in and out. (I'm not.) In my opinion, anyone contemplating the possibility of defensive use of firearms should seriously consider the moral, legal and ethical issues involved, and also be well-trained in their use. A good course that covers all these aspects is the entry level course LFI 1 put on by the Lethal Force Institute in Concord, NH. I have taken it and in my opinion it is excellent. No connection other than customer. Disclaimer: I'm what some people would call a "gun nut". I collect them, shoot them for sport, and train in their various uses including defensive uses. I expect Mr. Strickland will chime in on this subject. Scott? Hal > -----Original Message----- > From: passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com > [mailto:passagemaking-under-power-bounces@lists.samurai.com] > On Behalf Of Georgs Kolesnikovs > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:37 AM > To: Passagemaking Under Power List > Subject: [PUP] Guns onboard > > Here's a question for those who have cruised outside of U.S. waters: > > Given your experience, would you recommend guns be carried > onboard while passagemaking or not? > > --Georgs > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, > since 1997 _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses.] > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses.]

I plan to not have or carry any guns on board. My experience is they

I plan to not have or carry any guns on board. My experience is they usualy cause more problems than they solve. I was shot while in a canoe in Canadian Waters. Being armed would not have helped and might have cost a life. It was the life jacket that saved my life. I recommend not carrying fire arms and not visiting countries that opperate under the "bigger gun rules". Be aware be safe Willy Invader No1 39 kishi Conversion > Here's a question for those who have cruised outside of U.S. waters: > > Given your experience, would you recommend guns be carried onboard > while passagemaking or not? > > --Georgs > > Georgs Kolesnikovs > Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997 > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List