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Law on Civilians Buying Body Armor
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Can civilians buy body armor? Civilians buying body armor – this
has been an issue on the basis of every citizen’s right to defend themselves.
Here, let us tackle on some of the laws involving the buying of body armors.
Let us also examine the restrictions imposed the federal government to the sale
of these body armors.
Bullet proof vests and other armors, which have been used extensively by military and law enforcement organizations, have also been receiving attention by the other citizens. Their ability to catch a handgun bullet and get it trapped in a web of very strong fibers caught the world in amazement that even those who are not in the military are wanting to buy these body armors. Due to this massive reaction, this led to the imposition of laws on the sale and usage of the body armors. One regulation that we know of is the James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 931). This act specify that no person previously convicted of a serious crime may purchase, own or possess body armors until and unless the employer of that certain person will make a written sworn statement that the body armors are required for the company’s safety measures only and nothing else. Or if the person has a position with no direct supervisor above him, his co-employee may also do the written statement stating that the body armor is used only activities stated in the order. The need for tighter control on the distribution of the body armors was demonstrated when there are certain accidents wherein many police officers had been killed by the assailants wearing body armor, including the 1997 bank shootout in north Hollywood, California, where the attackers were armed with assault weapons and wearing body armor. |