Re: O/T I just bought a bulletproof vest @ garage

• Author: STEAMBOAT (---.trvl.dmt.ntelos.net)
• Verified User: stevyost
• Date Posted: 05-09-08 20:07

Some bullet proof info. Jim
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/18/parts/i/chapters/44/sections/section_931.html
United States Code
TITLE 18 – CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I – CRIMES
CHAPTER 44 – FIREARMS
United States Code
TITLE 18 – CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I – CRIMES
CHAPTER 44 – FIREARMS


U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons

(a) In General. – Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall
be unlawful for a person to purchase, own, or possess body armor,
if that person has been convicted of a felony that is –
(1) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); or
(2) an offense under State law that would constitute a crime of
violence under paragraph (1) if it occurred within the special
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

(b) Affirmative Defense. –
(1) In general. – It shall be an affirmative defense under this
section that –
(A) the defendant obtained prior written certification from
his or her employer that the defendant’s purchase, use, or
possession of body armor was necessary for the safe performance
of lawful business activity; and
(B) the use and possession by the defendant were limited to
the course of such performance.