Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) announced bill H.R. 5344, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act of 2014, this week that would ban civilians from purchasing military-grade body armor.
“This bill will keep military body armor out of the wrong hands,” Honda stated. “It would ensure that only law enforcement, firefighters and other first responders would be able to access enhanced body armor.”
“We’re not talking about just a standard bullet-proof vest,” Honda said. “We’re talking about body armor that is designed for warfare, designed to protect against law enforcement ammunitions.”
Yet more garbage from a communist politician who knows nothing about guns. There is no such thing as ‘law enforcement ammunitions’. Cops pretty much use the same bullets as everyone else. Of course, with the militarization of law enforcement taking place across the country that could change at any time.
Honda also states, “Access to military-grade body armor emboldens criminals and mass shooters to act. “There’s nothing more dangerous than an unstoppable, well-armored shooter,” he said. “The law enforcement community sees an increase in use of body armor in violent, gun-related crimes.”
So violent criminals would become more violent, more ’emboldened’, with military body armor as opposed to a regular body armor? It’s absurd to think this bill is about protecting society from violent criminals, it’s about arms control. Always will be with liberals.
The congressman cited a shooting on July 22 in Riverside County, where a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot and killed two sheriff’s deputies and wounded another.
“We should be asking ourselves, why is this armor available to just anyone, if it was designed to be used only by our solders to take to war?” Honda said.
He said he introduced the bill, H.R. 5344, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act of 2014, in Congress last week.
The proposed law would prohibit the sale, transfer or possession of military-level body armor by civilians.
Honda said it has been endorsed by law enforcement organizations including the California State Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Peace Officers Research Association of California, according to Honda.
Santa Clara County’s District Attorney Jeff Rosen and Sheriff Laurie Smith and Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and Sheriff Gregory Ahern also attended today’s news conference, held at the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in San Jose.
Santa Clara police Chief Michael Sellers and Milpitas police Chief Steve Pangelinan also attended the news conference.
another idiot that has body guards 24/7
Like most idiots in congress, he thinks that his bill will keep criminals and terrorist from getting the good stuff!
Who ever votes for it don’t vote for them to be re-elected.
OK America when are we going to say enough is enough and stop putting up with bull$#%&!@*! I am not a conspiracy theorist but if you can’t see that democrats,liberals what you call them want more and more power then are blind. Jesus Christ why is it so hard for people to understand this. Michelle Obama wants you to eat whatever she tells you. Barack Obama wants to you depend on the government for everything. Its very simple when you rely on the government they are in control. The America government I know is of the people for the people and by the people. PEOPLE meaning you and me. When are we going to start thinking for ourselves and not let the so called politicians stop trying to bring America down. When are we going to fight back and take our country back. I am not talking about physically fighting. I mean by voting for people who want to take America back to the top of the food chain, the top world power and get rid of the sons of bitches who try and lead from behind. Any leader worth anything knows you lead from the front not from behind!
Stop laying down and taking! Rise up and give back to them, its the only to take America!
hang his commie ass
agree relest the names how vote these dumb ass laws in. make shore they cant vote that way again, dont ekect them, and show there records on how they vote
why is everybody so $#%&!@*ing stupid
I don’t think so!
another idiot