But the Bulletproof Vest Partnership program the Department of Justice has provided funding for vests to more than 13,000 jurisdictions, making it mandatory for those departments to wear ...

He said that criminals who wear bulletproof vests "change the whole dynamic" for cops, who are trained to shoot at the torso, because it's a large target with vital organs.

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: New York Mets Pitcher Kris Benson and Anna Benson arrive at the Children At Heart Gala To Benefit Children Of Chernobyl on November 22, 2004 at Pier 60 at the Chelsea Piers, in ...

Suspect killed after shooting CA officer wearing a bulletproof vest The gunman who shot the California police has a long criminal history, with 20 arrests. Associated Press.

Two Colorado lawmakers revealed Friday that they have been wearing bulletproof vests to work in the Capitol, saying they fear retaliation for speaking out on behalf of accusers in the sexual ...

Why police officers wear bulletproof vests. June 10, 2021 More than ... They cannot stop to put on a ballistic vest only when criminals open fire.

When Kevin Willmott stepped into a University of Kansas classroom wearing a bulletproof vest, his students immediately fell silent. It was the professor’s way of protesting a state law that ...

He hasn't yet spoken directly to the fear of retaliation that Garnet and Gray say compelled them buy and wear bulletproof vests, but he has said that his decision to release a 28-page document ...

The produce section to be exact, where I saw a young mother wearing a bulletproof vest. She had two kids in her cart. To say I was surprised would be the hugest of understatements.

A Russian military bulletproof vest is pictured in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 12, 2023. Ukrainian military intelligence this week posted audio it said was of an intercepted call between a Russian ...