During the May 14 attack, Payton Gendron wore a steel-plated vest, an armor strong enough to stop a handgun round fired by a store security guard who tried to halt Gendron's rampage.
That has left some retailers confused about what they can and can't sell - and lawmakers talking about a possible fix. Assemblymember Jonathon Jacobson, a lead sponsor of the legislation, told The Associated Press he would"be glad to amend the law to make it even stronger.""Governor Hochul was proud to sign the groundbreaking new law passed by the legislature to restrict sales of body armor, and will work with the legislature to expand the definitions in the law at the first available opportunity," it said.
Of the shooters who killed four or more people in a public space since 1966, 12% wore body vests, said sociologist James Densley, a co-founder of The Violence Project, a nonprofit think tank with a database on mass shootings. The leaders of the Deadline Club, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, had urged Hochul to veto the bill citing concerns about whether it would make it tough for news organizations to buy armor for journalists who work in conflict zones or cover civil unrest in the U.S.
Why restrict the sales of something useful that could protect civilians? Barring the sale of bullet proof vests will not stop the shootings. It’ll just make the death toll worse. I know people who wear a bulletproof vest because they fear for their lives, you just took that away
Just more dems passing laws to peddle fear porn.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: NBCNewYork - 🏆 270. / 63 Read more »