str8_forward
Well-known member
the land of the free........??????????? What's YOUR take on this?
Let me try to understand this, while politicians:
1) have armed guards
2) armored vehicles
3) and are living in secure houses/areas,
4) supporting to defund law enforcement
5) while the crime rates in their cities are skyrocketing
6) try to deprive and criminalize "normal", hardworking citizens from obtaining protection while, for example, these are going -after closing their business- to an ATM for dropping off checks/money.
And as a """justification""" claiming that y'all are criminals and try to protect yourself while commuting crimes !
Let that sink in for a moment ! It reminds me of the very old bumper sticker: Don't steal, the government does NOT like competition.
Just because 85% of all politicians are corrupt and do not uphold the oath they have sworn at one time, does not mean YOU/WE are in the same category.
{ The number of shootings in New York City soared 97% from 777 in 2019 to 1,531 in 2020, and murders jumped by 44% from 319 to 462, the New York Police Department found.
The NYPD said it made arrests in about a third – 32% – of the shooting incidents, according to the release. NYPD detectives cleared 54% of homicides that occurred within calendar 2020.
Violent crime rates in other major cities across New York state including Albany, Rochester and Buffalo increased in 2020, according to local reports.}
Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh) is introducing two bills designed to curtail the use of bullet-proof vests by criminals. The first bill would ban the purchase or possession of bullet-proof vests by anyone other than law enforcement officers and those in a very limited number of professions such as a licensed security guard or licensed armored car driver. The second bill would make the wearing of a bullet-proof vest illegal in the commission of any crime. The law now applies only to the wearing of bullet-proof vests during the commission of a violent crime while possessing a firearm.
“Unless you are actively working in law enforcement or in a handful of occupations, there is no legitimate reason to purchase or own a bullet-proof vest. Bullet-proof vests are necessary to protect those whose professions put them at risk of injury. Otherwise, bullet-proof vests are used by those hoping to protect themselves while committing crimes,” said Jacobson.
The first bill will make the unlawful purchase or possession of a bullet-proof vest a class A Misdemeanor for a first offense and a class E felony for any subsequent offenses.
The second bill will ensure that any person convicted of any misdemeanor or felony while wearing a bullet-proof vest will serve a second, consecutive sentence for the possession of a bullet-proof vest on top of the sentence for the underlying crime.
Jacobson said, “I was shocked to learn that anyone can own or buy a bullet-proof vest in New York State. The shooter in Dayton wore a bullet-proof vest. We must ban the purchase and ownership of bullet-proof vests except in very limited circumstances.”
Let me try to understand this, while politicians:
1) have armed guards
2) armored vehicles
3) and are living in secure houses/areas,
4) supporting to defund law enforcement
5) while the crime rates in their cities are skyrocketing
6) try to deprive and criminalize "normal", hardworking citizens from obtaining protection while, for example, these are going -after closing their business- to an ATM for dropping off checks/money.
And as a """justification""" claiming that y'all are criminals and try to protect yourself while commuting crimes !
Let that sink in for a moment ! It reminds me of the very old bumper sticker: Don't steal, the government does NOT like competition.
Just because 85% of all politicians are corrupt and do not uphold the oath they have sworn at one time, does not mean YOU/WE are in the same category.
{ The number of shootings in New York City soared 97% from 777 in 2019 to 1,531 in 2020, and murders jumped by 44% from 319 to 462, the New York Police Department found.
The NYPD said it made arrests in about a third – 32% – of the shooting incidents, according to the release. NYPD detectives cleared 54% of homicides that occurred within calendar 2020.
Violent crime rates in other major cities across New York state including Albany, Rochester and Buffalo increased in 2020, according to local reports.}
Jacobson introduces bill to ban sale of bulletproof vests
Posted Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:24 pmAssemblymember Jonathan Jacobson (D-Newburgh) is introducing two bills designed to curtail the use of bullet-proof vests by criminals. The first bill would ban the purchase or possession of bullet-proof vests by anyone other than law enforcement officers and those in a very limited number of professions such as a licensed security guard or licensed armored car driver. The second bill would make the wearing of a bullet-proof vest illegal in the commission of any crime. The law now applies only to the wearing of bullet-proof vests during the commission of a violent crime while possessing a firearm.
“Unless you are actively working in law enforcement or in a handful of occupations, there is no legitimate reason to purchase or own a bullet-proof vest. Bullet-proof vests are necessary to protect those whose professions put them at risk of injury. Otherwise, bullet-proof vests are used by those hoping to protect themselves while committing crimes,” said Jacobson.
The first bill will make the unlawful purchase or possession of a bullet-proof vest a class A Misdemeanor for a first offense and a class E felony for any subsequent offenses.
The second bill will ensure that any person convicted of any misdemeanor or felony while wearing a bullet-proof vest will serve a second, consecutive sentence for the possession of a bullet-proof vest on top of the sentence for the underlying crime.
Jacobson said, “I was shocked to learn that anyone can own or buy a bullet-proof vest in New York State. The shooter in Dayton wore a bullet-proof vest. We must ban the purchase and ownership of bullet-proof vests except in very limited circumstances.”
