[SauronOfMordor]

Is anyone out there really buying bulletproof vests right now? This sounds like more disinformation to me.

When I was taking a class by Masaad Ayoob, he pointed out that having a gun, and getting trained in its use, implies that we think there's a significant chance of needing it someday. This would imply the possibility that the other guy has a gun too. Thus it logically follows that maybe having a vest among the gear in your gun cabinet might be a good idea

[tracer]

Kudos to you for taking the time and effort and spending the money to be trained by the best. The big hole in the armor of us pro-gunners is that we do not stress enough the importance of proper training in the use of the firearms that still are easy to obtain......

[George Smiley]

After they made us dress paramilitarily in a style that looked like the police summer uniform (especially in less than ideal lighting conditions, I *bought and wore* a vest when I did paramedic duty in the slums of Atlanta.

They're pretty damn uncomfortable but better that thoracic perforation by projectile.