Bullet Proof Vests

[ronaldrwl]

I saw this on craigslist.com. I'm not in the market but was wondering if they are regulated (can anybody buy one)?


http://denver.craigslist.org/bar/3245492614.html

[ChunkyMonkey]

(can anybody buy one)?

yes. They are bought and sold plenty of times here too. [Beer]

[alxone]

I saw this on craigslist.com. I'm not in the market but was wondering if they are regulated (can anybody buy one)?
in most states yes

[ChunkyMonkey]

^ I think Connecticut is the only state that prohibits online sales of these. You still can go buy them at police stores in person.Weird law!

[Ronin13]

Strange- one is an Army issue interceptor... I didn't think you could "acquire" one of those very easily.

[zteknik]

^ I think Connecticut is the only state that prohibits online sales of these. You still can go buy them at police stores in person.Weird law!
NY you have to have leo or military id.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Strange- one is an Army issue interceptor... I didn't think you could "acquire" one of those very easily.

http://www.bulletproofme.com/TACTICAL_Body_Armor.shtml#Interceptor

[spyder]

If you are a felon, you cannot buy body armor.

[spqrzilla]

There is a federal law prohibiting felons convicted of violent crimes from purchasing or possessing body armor with some exceptions.

[TEAMRICO]

If you are a felon, you cannot buy body armor.

....and guns or vote..........[Tooth]

[SideShow Bob]

If you are a felon, you cannot buy body armor.

So, are are sales regulated in some way and background checks performed when purchasing body armor ?
Or is this just another toothless feel good law on the books that is used to add more charges when a felon is busted for something else ?

[Circuits]

I've never heard of the "felons prohibited from possessing" body armor, but most states make it a special circumstances crime with extra prison time for wearing body armor while committing a crime.

[OneGuy67]

Supreme Court says felons still can't own body armor

Felons still can't own body armor

Monday, January 10, 2011






The U.S. Supreme Court declined a chance to put new restrictions on the power of Congress, leaving intact a federal law that bars people convicted of a violent felony from owning body armor.


The justices today turned away an appeal by Cedrick Bernard Alderman (http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fnation-world&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Cedrick+Bernard+Alderman%22), a Washington state man who sought to overturn his conviction for possessing a bulletproof vest. He had previously been convicted of robbery.
The case, had the court considered it, might have affected the legal challenges to President Barack Obama (http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fnation-world&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Barack+Obama%22)’s health-care overhaul. Both issues turn on the scope of Congress’s constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Justices Clarence Thomas (http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fnation-world&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Justices+Clarence+Thomas%22) and Antonin Scalia (http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fnation-world&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Antonin+Scalia%22) criticized their colleagues for not taking up the case, saying they were allowing the “nullification” of earlier rulings limiting Congress’s authority.
The lower court decision upholding the body-armor law “threatens the proper limits on Congress’s commerce clause power and may allow Congress to exercise police powers that our Constitution reserves to the states,” Thomas wrote for the pair.
Seattle police officers discovered the bulletproof vest when they arrested Alderman in 2005 on suspicion of selling cocaine. He pleaded guilty, reserving his right to appeal, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction on a 2-1 vote, saying the vest had crossed state lines. The vest was sold by a California manufacturer — BAE Systems Plc (http://www.chron.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Fnation-world&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22BAE+Systems+PLC%22)’s Safariland unit — to a distributor in Washington.

[Great-Kazoo]

....and guns or vote..........[Tooth]


Or mace.

[Ronin13]

....and guns or vote..........[Tooth]

I heard the voting thing you can apply to get reinstated after you served your sentence. I'm not positive on this, but I know a guy from HS who got a felony (non-violent, that might make a difference) and I believe he was able to get his voting right reinstated.

[josh7328]

Nope. I bought a plate carrier and rifle plates on amazon. Some carbine courses "highly recommend" them.