Can we please not single out the pirates? Please ... we've got enough threads out there about how bad pirates role play. Nobody likes it when SA, LSF, RM, KNF or any other faction gets beat up on ... so can we please not go beating up on the pirates.
There are traders doing the same thing. Pirates chasing a trader and the trader jumps to NY and laughs at the pirate ... "your guns can't do anything to me now." And no ... its not just smugglers ... its the generic traders as well. Pirates for the most part don't pirate smugglers ... hint hint.
I'm all for turning the guns back on in NY. Makes the threats from SA and LSF more realistic. ;)
Oh ... and because PVP is turned off in NY ... everyone thinks that RP is turned off as well. Hey folks ... RP is still in effect last I checked. There's no admin on/off switch for that.