HR5344: The Responsible Body Armor Possession Act

This is something that I saw going around the Internet and I felt compelled to comment on it. I own body armor and I see no reason for this bill other than for the Government to once again stick their noses where they don't belong in order to make some politician feel good about himself. I see it as one more step in the incessant march toward a totalitarian regime where the people are little more than drones, or slaves.

With multiple armed assailant break in's becoming more and more commonplace, this bill will do nothing but place the American people in more danger, leaving them without a valuable life saving asset. Many of the people who own and purchase body armor do so for training purposes or to defend themselves from criminals, not to commit crimes. This bill will also do nothing to prevent criminals from possessing or manufacturing armor. We have laws against possessing and manufacturing machine guns, but still we have gang bangers running around with full-auto AKM's and Tech 9's. We have laws against possessing and manufacturing Short Barreled Rifles and Shotguns (SBR and SBS), and we still have criminals with SBR's and SBS's. We have many, many, laws against the manufacture and distribution of cocaine, methamphetamine, and various other schedule 1 narcotics, and yet, we still have millions of people snorting, shooting, and smoking them every day. One more law will not deter those inclined to live outside the law.

As a Marine I wore body armor on a daily basis while in Afghanistan to protect myself from life threatening wounds in the likely event that I would be shot. Peace Officers also wear armor vests in the performance of their daily duties to prevent death or serious bodily harm, while S.W.A.T. team members wear both hard and soft armor to protect themselves and their teammates. Should the American Citizenry  not be afforded the same level of protection in the event of a disaster and/or marital law, when they may be defending themselves against multiple violent criminals who are threatening their lives, the lives of their families? Is the average American's life, that those Officers are sworn to protect and serve, worth any less than the life of a Marine, Soldier, or Peace Officer?

When disaster strikes, and the violent and lawless prey upon the peaceful and law abiding, the American people will need these assets. Denying them the right to own something that has the potential to save their is stripping them of the tools that they need to prevent harm from befalling them or their children.

After all, it's for the children. Right?


Do what you can to stop this.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-hr-5344-banning-responsible-law-abiding-citizens-owning-body-armor/GNrBKFrF

Write your representatives.
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/113/hr5344