New body armor rules in New York miss the vest worn by the Buffalo killer
Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.
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Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.
A new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians in New York doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket
ALBANY — New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a
A law hastily enacted by state lawmakers after the attack in Buffalo restricts sales of vests defined as "bullet-resistant soft body armor."
Both supporters and critics of the law say it's flawed, but one side wants to "fix" it while the other wants to do away with it entirely.