Why the hell are we not arming merchant ships against somali pirates?

They can't arm the ships because the ships go to dozens or ports of call and each port has different laws regarding weapons.

What is 100% legal in one country/port is horrifically illegal in another so the ships must abide by the strictest laws.

I don't understand why they couldn't have a safe in the ship and only the captain has the combo or key and they could store all their weapons in that safe until in international waters but for some reason this is the case.

They explained it all on an excellent series of documentaries on the History Channel.

Remember, there are hundreds of thousands of ships just in the commercial aspect of this... Then you have the privately owned "Pleasure Craft" and all of these are from every single nation on earth, even the "Land Locked" ones for some reason... The international law regarding this is very complicated.

Go to the History Channel and National Geographic Channel Website and search and you'll find many aritcles and videos on this exact topic.

p.s. This has nothing what so ever to do with Israel or Obama. Period. The somali pirates have been a problem for DECADES and it has NOTHING to do with "America". It doesn't matter if you try to pin it on Obama, GWBush, Clinton, Bush Sr. or any other American President.

it rather is not "unlawful" yet armed provider provider ships have not got any genuine criminal prestige. An armed provider provider deliver could be considered as a warship of the country it rather is registered in. With each and every of the outcomes linked to that. it rather is why almost all civil navies do not enable fastened weapons on retailers. This even if is only valid for ships that are geared up with fastened installations. weapons as an occasion. Armed crews do not count type as "armed provider provider ships" yet i could have my doubts that this could artwork out nicely.

I'd guess its because Obama has been a lawless S.O.B. for some time now during his presidency. So he's doing it to comiserate with their plight or wants to secretly be a pirate himself and can't bring himself to stamp out a fellow pirates dreams.

Why the hell are we giving Israel billions of $ of aid every year?

Why are American soldiers dying for Israels interests?

Why are we allowing 20 million illegal Mexicans across the border?

Where are our border troops?

Because the Govt wouldn't let them have guns.

Their insurance would skyrocket.