We are here to have fun, not to try to build a space empire. Why do you want people to lose their ships/equipment when they die? Why do you want to take away guns from someone? The truth of the matter is represented by Vanilla (where you take Liberty guns to Bretonia and are able to repair them) and by game mechanics (where guns can be repaired at any station).
Roleplay should be more about who you are, what you say, and what you do than what you use on your ship.