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Article #14Re: FOR-SALE: BULLET PROOF VEST
From: Patrick John Calahan
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 03:13
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 03:13
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In article <2na7o1$5j2@netnews.upenn.edu>, Han Hung <hungh@ticker.wharton.upenn.edu> wrote: >Patrick John Calahan (pcalahan@reed.edu) wrote: > >: Does anyone know what is the rationale behind this law? > >How 'bout criminals purchasing these vests to commit crimes? > Well, I kind of figured that part out. But to make the point more directly, does this really make sense? My understanding of how these things work is that even though a vest might stop a bullet from going into your chest, a hit from a reasonably high caliber weapon is still going to knock you down and keep you down - long enough to halt whatever crime you're committing. Failing that, its still ridiculous to have guns be legal but protection against them be illegal. I just can't see an argument here. (Government says: Let's make sure the people are vulnerable so we can kill if they break the law)? And from a practical (fatalist?) view, if criminals don't have any trouble getting a hold of illegal automatic weapons, I doubt bullet proof vests would be much of a problem if they really wanted them. At any rate, it seems all of this is moot - since they do seem to be legal. Maybe it varies by state?
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