Cpunk Havenco's Weapon Choices

2000-06-14 Thread Matthew Gaylor
I just got around to reading the print article in the July 2000 issue of Wired "Welcome to Sealand, Now Bugger Off" By Simson Garfinkel (pages 230-239). Here is a quote: "The Sealanders are arming themselves for self-defense: Plans call for "50-caliber heavy machine guns, 5.56 automatic

Re: CDR: Cpunk Havenco's Weapon Choices

2000-06-14 Thread Duncan Frissell
At 03:45 AM 6/14/00 -0400, Matthew Gaylor wrote: But really, given the UK's hysteria over guns I'd bet they'd be safer without advertising the fact that they're armed. But of course the cat is already out of the bag. It's pretty obvious to me that Havenco didn't adequately think through

Re: CDR: Cpunk Havenco's Weapon Choices

2000-06-14 Thread Declan McCullagh
What makes anyone think Sealand is outside of the UK's jurisdiction after the government in the 1980s extended their territorial limits to 10 miles? Sealand is 6-7 miles offshore. -Declan At 15:56 6/14/2000 -0400, Matthew Gaylor wrote: install .50 brownings or similar weapons, the Brits will

Re: CDR: Cpunk Havenco's Weapon Choices

2000-06-14 Thread Lizard
Declan McCullagh wrote: The U.S. can't annex the world by declaring its territorial waters to be 10,000 miles. We could if we were the only one with nukes. :) Pax Americana!