Busy news day

There is a lot of bad news out there lately. Please take care of yourselves.

Attack on Yacht in Venezuela
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2009-04-12-1/view
Comment: The 'reconsideration' of whether to carry firearms or not seems to be coming up a lot lately.

Yo Ho Yo Ho, It’s The Risk Management Life For Thee
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/yo-ho-yo-ho-its-the-risk-management-life-for-thee/
Comment: A few good comments on the reasons ships are not armed.

Piracy and Armed Response on Ships
http://www4.marinelink.com/en-US/News/Article/327958.aspx
Comment: Another look at the arming of crews.

Guns On Board
http://www.maritimesecurity.com/gunsonboard.htm
Comment: More oriented to yachties. A good resource.

LRAD Deployment Thwarts Pirate Attack
http://marinelink.com/News/Article/LRAD-Deployment-Thwarts-Pirate-Attack/330263.aspx
Comment: An alternative to firearms. Worth a look to the die-hard anti-firearms people. The LRAD still requires someone with some training to use it.