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A bullet resistant vest primer
American Thinker ^
| 8 Jun, 2024
| Mike McDaniel
Posted on 06/08/2024 4:32:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
And Rep. Mike Honda, a Democrat congress critter from California wants to ban body armor level III and higher.
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:32:47 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:37:39 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:38:43 AM PDT
by
sauropod
("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
To: MtnClimber
NYS has already done it.
Body Armor Overview
I'm sure that perps really give an expletive-deleted.
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:42:37 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Never give up; never surrender!)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:46:36 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: mewzilla
It usually starts in New York or California. The Mike Honda bill would become US law if passed.
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posted on
06/08/2024 4:58:07 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:06:59 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
To: MtnClimber
“It usually starts in New York or California.”
Just about anything un-American starts in NY or CA.
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:09:56 AM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
To: MtnClimber
Can we get bullet-proof vests for our dogs?
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:10:06 AM PDT
by
moovova
("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
To: MtnClimber
“ The kinds of vests that have become increasingly popular and inexpensive are designed only to stop common handgun and some shotgun cartridges”
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My shirt would stop most CARTRIDGES that were thrown at me. Of course I can’t imagine why anyone would throw cartridges at me.
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:11:13 AM PDT
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-M)
To: moovova
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:12:31 AM PDT
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: MtnClimber
A local gun shop sells level IIIa vests. I tried one on and they are very light weight. Heavy metal or composite plates can be inserted into front at back pockets to give a higher level of protection. The sales person said this vest with the basic ballistic material would stop most NATO rifle and hand gun rounds including a 44. Based on the flexibility of the ballistic material I’d say the projectile would likely break ribs. Cost is $600.
I’m comparing this weight to what cops wore about 15 years ago with steel plates in them. A cop showed me his and it was heavy. He said it was very uncomfortable.
The one at the gun shop was comparatively quite soft.
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:16:55 AM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
To: mewzilla
So it appears NYS law is such that if one already owns body armor he can wear it legally, unless it’s used in conjunction with a felony.
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:23:22 AM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
To: redfreedom
“The sales person said this vest with the basic ballistic material would stop most NATO rifle and hand gun rounds including a 44.”
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One of the first LEO fatalities who wore a vest was shot in the (protected) shoulder area with a 45-70.
Just sayin’...
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:25:55 AM PDT
by
Does so
( 🇺🇦....We are in the later stages of a Communist takeover...)
To: MtnClimber
I still have some pieces of shrapnel that I dug out of my flak jacket. I had one piece drilled and polished and wore it on a chain. Wife said it looked stupid so I put it in my jewelry box along with the rest of my ‘treasures’. I come across it every now and then.
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posted on
06/08/2024 5:41:34 AM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: MtnClimber
Rep. Mike Honda, a Democrat, tells U.S. News law enforcement officers need an edge over criminals and rampaging madmen, whom he says can “wreck havoc with impunity” wearing the gearA Democrat - Now that's a surprise
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posted on
06/08/2024 6:09:14 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: redfreedom
The sales person said this vest with the basic ballistic material would stop most NATO rifle and hand gun rounds including a 44. A 62 grain 5.56 M855 NATO round from a 14" barrel AR15/M4 will penetrate a 1/4" AR500 armor plate at 100 yards. Guarranteed. If the government is coming at you, this is most likely the round they will be shooting. And, if the US military is coming at you, this is also the round they will likely be shooting. This round has been the battlefield standard 5.56 for about 50 years. It was adopted because of its ability to penetrate light body armor and helmets at 600 yards out of a 20" barrel M16.
To: redfreedom
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A? No, that's not stopping any rifle round. Either a mistakened misunderstanding or that salesman is claiming a load of dookey.
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posted on
06/08/2024 2:57:19 PM PDT
by
lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: redfreedom
An M2 30-06 AP round will easily penetrate an inch of steel. I would hate to have to carry around a bunch of 1 1/2 inch plates in a vest
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posted on
06/08/2024 6:09:12 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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