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Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by closewith »

derefr wrote: post #57
mellavora wrote: post #20

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Generally speaking weapons are a problem on boats. Many countries will require you to have a permit for it, which can be problematic to obtain. At the very least you have to declare it, which probably also means handing it over to the harbor authorities. Which means you don't have it when you would be most at risk and most need it. Second, say you solve the above and decide to deploy the gun. You don't have a lot of…

Do you still generally need a permit if the "weapon" is part of the boat — for example, a harpoon gun mounted on a swivel — rather than something you can pick up and carry? (My thinking being: pirates generally use speedboats, and a harpoon gun is plenty good at shooting holes in fiberglass and/or destroying outboard motors; and so pirates wouldn't want to get near your boat if you had one. But this sort of setup is…

It depends where you go. In many places, you’ll need a firearm license and a lot of marinas/harbours won’t allow even licensed firearms.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by runjake »

ushakov wrote: post #66
blowski wrote: post #61

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My labrador would run to the front door in 1.2s, but then roll over and demand to be stroked.

a Golden Retriever would be happy to show you around and help you pack the loot

I say this tongue-in-cheek, here but I feel like you're being "breedist”, here.

I have a That said, this is a feature, not a bug. "Early warning system" was in the top two features I was looking for in a dog.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by closewith »

throw__away7391 wrote: post #17
CoffeeOnWrite wrote: post #4

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For sure. I’d bring a gun, personally.

All other issues aside, even assuming you can get the proper permissions, bringing guns into foreign ports is a major hassle and involves significant legal paperwork. Companies that provide armed security for cargo ships for example will keep the weapons on a boat at sea in international waters, transfer them to the cargo ship at the beginning of their security detail, then take them off with another boat before the…

During the height of the piracy in East Africa, seaborne armouries were used to distribute weapons which were thrown overboard before entering territorial waters, as it was cheaper than collecting them.

I also think some (almost certainly American) people underestimate how big an issue importing a firearm or possession of an unlicensed firearm can be in most of the world. It’s either many months of paperwork and almost guaranteed refusal, or risking many years in prison for an unlicensed firearm.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by jonahx »

mellavora wrote: post #20
CoffeeOnWrite wrote: post #2

I met an older Australian woman that sailed around the world solo, and swore by the fake dog for scaring off opportunistic pirates. She didn’t carry a gun or other weapon. Just a cassette tape on repeat when anchored.

Generally speaking weapons are a problem on boats. Many countries will require you to have a permit for it, which can be problematic to obtain. At the very least you have to declare it, which probably also means handing it over to the harbor authorities. Which means you don't have it when you would be most at risk and most need it. Second, say you solve the above and decide to deploy the gun. You don't have a lot of…

> Say you solved the permit/registration issue by hiding the gun and then you deploy the gun. Bad things happen. Ok, it might have been justified and might have saved your life, but you are still probably going to jail for not declaring the weapon.

Is your argument that death is preferable to jail?

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by remir »

arsome wrote: post #42

Unless you have a dog that's trained to attack, generally they're pretty docile with just a treat or two, might be good enough to stop opportunistic crimes though.

My brother in law's father had 2 German Shepards trained to guard his commerce and one night the burglars came in and killed them both. Very sad.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by loloquwowndueo »

runjake wrote: post #73
ushakov wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

a Golden Retriever would be happy to show you around and help you pack the loot

I say this tongue-in-cheek, here but I feel like you're being "breedist”, here. I have a That said, this is a feature, not a bug. "Early warning system" was in the top two features I was looking for in a dog.

Your dog may behave uncommonly for its breed but dog breeds exist precisely because of common and predictable physical and behavioural traits.

Great Danes are famously couch potatoes but mine could not stay still and demanded a ton of exercise - still it was the exception rather than the rule for that breed.

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