The sole purpose of body armor and armor piercing ammunition is to give a combatant the upper hand in a firefight. Both are necessary to our men a women in uniform. As we are fortunate not to live in a war zone, there is no reason for American citizens to possess either.
If the family of a deployed soldier wishes to purchase body armor for them that is not supplied by the military, there should be a system in place by which it can be shipped directly to that soldier, only.
Many perpetrators of mass shootings wear body armor making it more difficult for law enforcement to stop the killing. Introduce legislation that keeps these instruments of war out of the hands of civilians.
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