Stupid is as stupid does<\/p>\n
New York Democrats already looking to revise just-passed ban on body armor<\/a><\/p>\n New York Democrats have a history of acting before they think, especially when it comes to guns and gun control measures. In 2013 lawmakers rammed the SAFE Act through the legislature, only to find that many of the elements of the gun control legislation were completely unworkable in practice. The ban on magazines that can hold more than seven rounds, for instance, ultimately had to be changed to allow for gun owners to use ten-round magazines, though they\u2019re only allowed to load seven rounds of ammunition (a law that\u2019s impossible to proactively enforce). The SAFE Act was also supposed to require background checks on all ammunition sales, though nearly a decade after its passage that element of the law has yet to go into effect.<\/span><\/p>\n New York lawmakers similarly rushed through a package of nearly a dozen new measures after the recent targeted attack on a Buffalo grocery store, including a new ban on the purchase of some types of body armor. Supposedly the new law is meant to prevent mass killers from protecting themselves against returning fire from police, but as some critics have pointed out, the type of body armor worn by the suspect in the Buffalo shooting isn\u2019t actually\u00a0<\/span>covered by the new law<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n A law hastily enacted by state lawmakers after the attack restricts sales of vests defined as \u201cbullet-resistant soft body armor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Soft vests, which are light and can be concealed beneath clothing, can be effective against pistol fire. Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren\u2019t explicitly covered by the legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n That has left some retailers confused about what they can and can\u2019t sell \u2014 and lawmakers talking about a possible fix.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI know you said soft vests, but what about hard armor plates, plate carriers, or armors that aren\u2019t vests, but clothing that provide protection. Is that also prohibited? It is so vague,\u201d said Brad Pedell, who runs 221B Tactical, a tactical gear and body armor store in New York City. He said his store tends to sell more hard-plated armor than the soft type being banned.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 Pedell says many customers at his New York City store buy the armor for their own protection.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing because residents are just scared, and they come to us because they are scared, and we offer help that makes them feel more confident, that they won\u2019t get stabbed or injured or potentially killed,\u201d Pedell said. \u201cThe fact (lawmakers) are taking that away, for whatever purpose they have in their minds, I find that really sad and unnecessary and morally wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Yeah, well, this is what happens when lawmakers are so intent on \u201cdoing something\u201d in response to a shooting that they don\u2019t think about the unintended consequences of their own actions. The suspected killer in Buffalo was wearing body armor? Well then, better ban it. Never mind the fact that ban will impact law-abiding citizens who want to protect themselves far more than it will thwart criminals from wearing body armor; there is virtue to be signaled here. And rather than recognizing the errors of their ways, supporters of the new ban say they\u2019re ready to \u201cfix\u201d it if necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n Assemblymember Jonathon Jacobson, a lead sponsor of the legislation, told The Associated Press he would \u201cbe glad to amend the law to make it even stronger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026 New Yorkers are still allowed to own body vests and purchase them in other states, though Jacobson, a Democrat, said he would work to eliminate that option during the next Legislative session in January.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to get things done as quickly as possible, and not let the perfect get in the way of the good,\u201d said Jacobson. \u201cLike all laws in New York State, we always try to make them better in the future. Of course we\u2019ll try to make this law better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The only way to do that would be to scrap this law entirely, which isn\u2019t going to happen as long as Democrats have a majority in the statehouse in Albany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stupid is as stupid does New York Democrats already looking to revise just-passed ban on body armor New York Democrats have a history of acting before they think, especially when it comes to guns and gun control measures. 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