Can’t have the peasantry able to protect themselves from the armed agents of the state who we send to enforce whatever petty edicts and unjust taxes we choose to impose upon them, now can we?
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
If the police are allowed to have it, the citizens should be allowed
What about the owner of the local Quicky Mart.....He no longer can be protected?
Damn liberal Marxist New Yorkers!
Conclusive proof that gun control has nothing to do with protecting the public, but leaving the public defenseless.
Maybe we should call them “gun violence prevention chest masks.”
Slowly but surely the communists are making their move.
Unconstitutional for sure.
This is a clear violation of the Second Amendment. As the Supreme Court noted in Heller, the dictionary definition of “arms” at the time of ratification was “weapons for offence, and armour for defence.”
If further proof is needed that the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear armour, I seem to recall, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, that several cities hosted militia units armed and equipped in the manner of Napoleonic heavy cavalry (hussars, cuirassiers, and the like). These units were manned by wealthy citizens who almost certainly provided their own armor. Might be a fun research project to confirm this.
Given that the 2nd Amendment applies, I don’t see how this law meets any level of scrutiny. What legitimate government interest is served here?
I’ll believe that we can turn around our regression to third world status when progressives fear coming out of their hovels.
More Gubbermint overreach. Up theirs! If I wrote what I really think, I’d be banned from FR!
More absurdity.
Imagine, how horrifying it is to use defensive protection.
I saw an episode of Adam-12, recently. A guy took a couple of shots at Reed and Malloy. They had to call in and get body armor. What was brought looked like a dental hygienists lead x-day apron, complete with groin flap. Had to laugh.
Meanwhile, Cuomo is closing three prisons...
IOW, they want people to have NO ability to protect themselves at all.
Just like England.
Let the criminals run rampant and sacrifice the citizenry.
Just who do the dems think are going to produce all the goods they will still demand so they can continue to live in the manner to which they are accustomed?
Does that include police and private security?
They want to make sure they can kill us when the time comes.
Who, exactly, will enforce that?
They must be identifiable and locatable if push came to shove.
So Bullet Proof Backpacks for kids/Adults will be illegal?