Thursday, August 7, 2014

Rep. Honda announces bill to ban civilians from military-grade body armor

Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, today announced legislation that would block civilians from accessing military-grade body armor to prevent criminals from using them in gun battles with law enforcement. . . "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."
"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.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

"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."


Well, dumbass. It's because you're trying to pass laws like this against the citizenry or should I say, your master.

Anonymous said...

Maybe Rep. Honda ought to clerk in a convenience store for a while. Jeff

Joe said...

Let the panic buying begin.

Anonymous said...

Guess that will be my next purchase and or maybe stock in one of the companies making body armor.

michael said...

Land of fruits and nuts. Anyone lives there by should know that
and this is what it generates, fecal minded politicos

Anonymous said...

Dipshits like Honda just never learn.

Anonymous said...

Whether it's guns ammo or body armor, or even the "legal process" itself, the real idea there is to eliminate ANY self defense capability.

Dakota said...

Sounds like someone is getting nervous. You know, the late and great Bill Nesler always said the reason politicians want to outlaw guns is because they know how crooked they are and know if We the People ever figured it out they'd be shot. I suspect citizens trying to level the playing field, (no matter how small) makes them more nervous.

I think it funny for several reasons...... R I P Bill

Anonymous said...

well, come and get mine dude ... I'm waiting !

Happy D said...

Remember North Hollywood.
Those two built their own armor.
Some say it was better than much of the armor you could buy at the time.

Anonymous said...

It wasn't designed only for soldiers, that's why.

Anonymous said...

guess Californians will be gunless and without even passive protection when the great blood letting starts

Ed said...

How many convenience store/gas station clerks work behind bullet-resistant glass in California? Isn't that armor?

Capitalist Eric said...

Mine too. Hell, I may buy a whole sheet of AR500 just to pass in their wheaties. ..

Anonymous said...

Hmmm ... may just have to use that stack of ceramic plates to tile the Patio ...

An exemption will be included for the "Only Ones" and elected representatives no doubt.

Oh, Rep. Honda ... wearing body armor won't stop us pissing on you!

Anonymous said...

Try rereading this "article" and substitute the word "citizen" every time he mentions "law enforcement." If these devices were truly meant for the military...why do the damn police have them?

Jackass idiot.

Anonymous said...

If only the government is allowed to wear body armor, then we will have no choice to sit down at our garage lathes and crank out carbon steel bullets with teflon coating.

Anonymous said...

OK, but expand it to include the police, all federal agents, all military stationed in the US, ALL JUDGES, and ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED/UNELECTED officeholders. With that small change, I might warm up to the idea.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, we can't have the average citizen being able to effectively resist being ordered into boxcars.

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Liberty or Death said...

This reminds me of a little quote here:
“The powers of the sword, say the minority of Pennsylvania, is in the hands of Congress. My friends and countrymen, it is not so, for the powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American … the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” – Tench Coxe

Let them make all the laws they want. We will ignore them. They will then have their Waco pt II and we will be absolved in our further actions against them. Keep your preps going strong Brothers and Sisters.

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