About BS in the hands of little, pitty independants. If you were part of house government would you gave the permission to a privateer to cross the colony with a powerful instrument of destruction, which is not under your control and a possible threat to the colony?
I would but before entering the colony this privateer has to demount all the weapons and would be escorted by police or military always.
There must be implemented a way to simulate the enormous costs of maintenance for a capship.