Originally Posted by seabiscuit
I asked my father last night who is a 34 year veteran of two departments, has Investigated and interviewed many shootings and many who was shot in their body armor and many did not notice it. I didn't ask for too many specifics since it was late but I'm sure there are a dozen factors on why each incident will have a different outcome. Especially since most of these killers shoot themselves or run as soon as they engage equal or greater resistance.
I know of a bank robber who was shot in the chest with a shotgun slug while wearing body and it dropped him where he stood, it also left a sweet indent that probably broke the ribs behind it
Two interesting links:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/23/a-...tack-in-denver
And another tragedy that's just weird given the conversation we've been having about gun control versus vehicle fatalities, etc:
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=16834835
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Ha...
I just posted a link to that, "If only we could get high-capacity vehicles off the streets, think of the lives that can be saved!"
--Josh
“Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.” - Tacitus.
So wrong and yet so right.
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Here come the calls for controlling internet sales of nearly everything:
Colo. shooting suspect used Internet for arsenal
In a world where Amazon can track your next book purchase and you must register to buy allergy medicine, James Holmes spent months stockpiling thousands of bullets and head-to-toe ballistic gear without raising any red flags with authorities.
--Josh
“Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.” - Tacitus.
As a point of context; LEO's wearing body armor routinely get "stopped" by small arms fire (incidental fire, not purposely directed) as it's not uncommon for them to be struck in unprotected areas of the body. Additionally, tactical COPS (tricked out from head to toe) rather routinely get "swatted" by small arms fire - delivered by bad guys that lack firearms proficiency by any measurable standard.
I can tell you from personal experience that there is a tendency to feel like Superman with all that stuff on, but it's just an illusion. Passive safety equipment does a great job of mitigating the threat and it certainly makes you less vulnerable. But, it doesn’t make you bullet proof - just bullet resistant to some degree. Something worth remembering, regardless of which end of the stick you’re holding.
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Big +1 on that.
A coworker got his 2002 Ford F250 stolen a few weeks ago from here at work, seems that they followed him back from lunch and took it as soon as he went in the building. Recovered the next day with no back seats or console; it's so common here we all knew that that's how it would be found the second it went missing. The early 2000's Fords are extremely easy to break into, and make great vehicles for transporting lots of illegals, dope, or whatever. In fact you can get fantastic deals at the auctions on Fords with no back seats
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This is some bizarre logic from Anthrax guitarist and 'gun enthusiast'. I love how the anti-gun crowd gets their token 'X' out to show the outlier.
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....hrax_guitarist
Let's not talk about the outlier that is this situation, though-that wouldn't be 'fair' and 'balanced' dialog, b/c we'd be using facts then
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It appears he was not wearing a ballistic vest. http://articles.cnn.com/2012-07-20/j...theater-rounds
Chad Weinman, CEO of TacticalGear.com of Chesterfield, Missouri, told CNN earlier that his company had a receipt matching Holmes' name and his Aurora address.
The receipt showed that Holmes bought an $106.99 Blackhawk urban assault vest, a $52.99 Blackhawk Omega Elite triple pistol magazine, a $52.99 Blackhawk Omega Elite M16 magazine pouch, and a $77.99 Blackhawk Be-Wharned silver knife.
With shipping costs, the total bill came to $306.99, according to a copy of the receipt provided to CNN.
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