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Re: : lv-ab: Pirates acted in Self Defense!]

From: Karl Denninger (no email)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 14:00:54 EST

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    Careful with those.

    In some jurisdictions they qualify as a "destructive device" - that is, in
    blunt english, a BOMB.

    That is a SERIOUS problem - its worse than getting caught with a prohibited
    firearm in terms of the penalties potentially imposed on you.

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    On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 01:07:21PM -0500, Ron Rogers wrote:
    > Arild's point about lights and concussive sound brings to mind the "flash
    > bang" grenade used by the SAS and US counter-terrorist units. If one could
    > be tossed from the cabin to the deck, it would achieve surprise and give you
    > a few seconds to act before the pirates reoriented themselves. I have seen
    > German 37mm flash bang flares advertised in newspapers devoted to guns. Chay
    > Blyth used these to wake up people on the bridges of freighters when it
    > looked like they would run him down. The grenades would be best - if you
    > knew where to purchase them.
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