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08-11-2014, 03:45 PM #1
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California Congressman Wants to Ban Civilians from Buying Body Armor
California Congressman Wants to Ban Civilians from Buying Body Armor
Zenon Evans|Aug. 11, 2014 11:52 am
U.S. GovernmentCalifornia is already notorious for its strict regulations on firearms, but now one public servant in the golden state wants to take that prohibition-happy mindset in a new direction by banning body armor.
The bill, H.R. 5344, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act of 2014, comes from Rep. Michae Honda, a San Jose Democrat, and it would "prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions." That is to say, Honda wants to treat innocent civilians like convicted felons.
Honda announced the legislation last week at a press conference with various law enforcement officials in his district who have endorsed the propsal. From NBC:
"This bill will keep military body armor out of the wrong hands," Honda said. "It would ensure that only law enforcement, firefighters and other first responders would be able to access enhanced body armor."ODOTOf course, Honda is overlooking a lot of other scenarios, and outright ignoring the possibility that law-abiding citizens would have any reason to wear protective garments, whether they're in danger from armed criminals or a no-knock police raid gone awry. The San Jose Police Department's ethics are questionable already: One of its former chiefs has been sounding the alarm for years about the dangers of police militarization, meawhile the department has been pushing for greater surveillance capabilities and was just caught lying about owning a camera-equipped drone. Even if the force were squeaky clean, its snipers, air support, and camo-covered SWAT team, cannot and should not be expected to be there to protect every endangered individual.
"We're not talking about just a standard bullet-proof vest," he said. "We're talking about body armor that is designed for warfare, designed to protect against law enforcement ammunitions." …
"There's nothing more dangerous than an unstoppable, well-armored shooter," he said. "The law enforcement community sees an increase in use of body armor in violent, gun-related crimes."
The congressman cited a shooting on July 22 in Riverside County, where a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot and killed two sheriff's deputies and wounded another.
"We should be asking ourselves, why is this armor available to just anyone, if it was designed to be used only by our soldiers to take to war?" Honda said.
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Well certainly this idiot congressman shouldn't have one ....
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08-11-2014, 06:03 PM #2
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Is it legal for CIVILIANS to buy Body Armor? ... to aim where you don't have armor coverage - but it's preferable to not wearing a vest at all. .... A felony conviction makes possession of Body Armor illegal under federal law and in many states...
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08-11-2014, 06:10 PM #3
Its Illegal to own Body Armor?!?!?!?! - Survivalist Forum
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Apr 2, 2009 - 20 posts - 19 authors
Here in Florida it is legal to own and wear body armor. It is illegal to use body armor while committing a crime. Other state law may vary.
When It's Illegal To Own a Bullet-Proof Vest
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by Janet Portman - A majority of the states regulate vests and other body armor, by prohibiting certain people from owning it, to enhancing sentences when armor is used in the ...
Surplus Today | The Law and Buying Body Armor
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Jul 14, 2012 - Therefore, if you live in a state with its own body armor laws you could be charged twice under state and federal law if you illegally possess it.
Body Armor - The Law - SafeGuard ARMOR
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You need to make sure that your jurisdiction legally allows the purchase and use of body armor. The United States government has established their own set of ...
Is It illegal to wear body armor?, page 2 - Above Top Secret
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Sep 23, 2012 - 20 posts - 18 authors
So it's illegal to carry a weapon in many places now and you get stopped ... In most, if not all States, it is illegal to OWN body armour, much less ...
Body armor in MA - AR15.Com Archive
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Dec 10, 2010 - 6 posts - 6 authors
Am I correct that it's illegal to own/wear body armor in MA?... Massoftwoshits is the same pucked up state were possession of empty brass is a ...
Florida - Body Armor Law - BulletSafe.com
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Like many states, Florida has a law in place that makes it illegal to wear body armor ... People who purchase bulletproof vests and other types of body armor are ...
When exactly is body armor illegal? - INGunOwners
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Dec 4, 2010 - 10 posts - 8 authors
What does Indiana say about civilian body armor? ... Some states have laws that prohibit its citizens to own or wear body armor, Indiana isn't ...
Can a civilian buy body armor? - THR
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Jun 21, 2012 - 18 posts - 14 authors
My memory might be off, but I think in CT it's illegal to SELL body armor, not buy it. Therefore obtaining it from out of state should be legal...off to ...body armor legal in ohio?
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Dec 29, 2008
Only In N.J.:Its Illegal to Wear Body Armor While ...
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Body Armor is legal in Nevada State
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