[SWAMPSNIPER]

The vests commonly worn by LEOs are only good against rimfire ammo and most common pistol rounds. There are a couple of high velocity pistol rounds that will penetrate.

It's not a matter of "armor piercing" bullets. Centerfire hunting rounds are not armor piercing by design but the LEO vests won't stop them.

This issue has been clouded by a bunch of made up terms designed to support the gun control movement. For a while they were trying to ban any round which would penetrate a standard vest. That would include most hunting ammo.

If you want to see a vest fail dramatically shoot it with a broadhead arrow from a hunting bow or crossbow, they go through like a hot knife through butter.

[BOBWADE]

I had hear that and wondered if it was true. Its amazing how fragile the ceramic plates are yet they transfer the impact and stop a bullet.

[butterdezillion]

The guns that Eric Holder sold to the drug cartels - would they pierce the armor of, say, Sheriff Joe, his police officers, and his posse?

[momtothree]

Thank you for your knowledge on this! I had no idea that a broadhead arrow would penetrate a vest. In short, the vest is probably suppose to help with some situations; however, I am thinking no vest will protect 100% of the time.