On November 5, a shooting occurred at the church in Sutherland springs, Texas, killing 26 people and wounding 20 others.
According to the number of deaths in the shooting incident, the incident ranks fifth in the large-scale shooting since 1949. Many people who attended church at that time lost their loved ones.
The incident is only a few weeks away from the shooting that caused massive casualties in Las Vegas.
Whenever there is a shooting or a new bill on guns is passed, people will discuss gun safety.
Since Texas is one of the states in the United States that allow open gun holding, in addition to discussion, people will arm themselves in different ways to play a role of self-defense.
Although it is said that the people in Texas are fierce, it seems that in terms of self-defense, they don’t always buy guns at home or carry them on the streets like this.
In August this year, a professor at the University of San Antonio in Texas chose to wear helmets and bulletproof vests.
This move is because Texas community universities have also begun to implement a bill allowing concealed armed weapons on campus, including the University of San Antonio, where the professor is located.
It is not only the professor but also some students who think of bulletproof vests.
In April this year, the student group of the University of Texas at Austin produced a batch of imitation bulletproof clothing printed with the school logo, and made an ironic advertisement for it.
It can be seen from the advertisement that their original intention is to protest against the bill allowing guns on campus.
But then again, there are frequent gun cases in the United States,
A:Is it reliable to buy a bulletproof vest?
B:What are the specifications of bulletproof vests?
C:How? How much?
In this regard, SBA did some homework, and You can refer to.
Can everyone buy bulletproof vests?
In Texas, anyone can buy and use bulletproof vests unless he / she has been convicted of a felony.
How to buy?
Except that Connecticut only supports face-to-face transactions, the other 49 states have no special restrictions and allow online shopping,
face-to-face transactions, telephone transactions and other methods. It should be noted that bulletproof vests without the permission of the federal government cannot be sent or carried outside the United States.
What kinds of bulletproof vests are there?
Bulletproof vests (Baltic armor, also known as bulletproof vest) are divided into soft type, and composite type.
The soft bulletproof clothing is made of high-density fabric material. It is relatively light. It is usually worn inside without exposure. It is suitable for daily wear.
The soft body armor will not deflect or rebound the bullet, but capture the bullet to consume the bullet’s energy and prevent it from penetrating.
The composite bulletproof clothing has stronger protection, because it adds a pocket design on the basis of the soft bulletproof clothing.
The wearer will insert at least two bulletproof insert plates, so that most of the energy is consumed at the moment of contact between the bullet and it.
Nowadays, the common insert plate is made of ceramic (two pieces weigh 15 pounds) or polyethylene (two pieces weigh 7 pounds, and the price is usually 25% higher than the former).
However, compared with the soft type, the composite bulletproof vest is harder, thicker and heavier.
It needs to be worn outside. It is not suitable for daily wear. It is mostly used in situations that need to be worn in a short time.
It is generally used in combat assault armor. Take the interceptor bulletproof vest used by the U.S. military as an example.
The bulletproof vest itself weighs 8.4 pounds, the two insert plates weigh 8 pounds, and the overall weight is 16.4 pounds (7.4 kg).
To sum up, in terms of practicability, soft bulletproof vests are more suitable for friends who want to wear them every day or for a long time on specific occasions.
How to distinguish the protective ability of bulletproof clothing?
The NIJ standard issued by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the U.S. Department of justice is the most common standard for the protection ability of bulletproof clothing.
In the latest edition of the standard, it is divided into IIA, II, IIIA, III and IV according to the protection ability from low to high, with a total of five levels.
As a rule, the body armor chosen by the gunman must at least be able to withstand the bullets fired by his weapon.
The first three levels are soft bulletproof vests without plug-in boards that are suitable for everyone’s daily wear.
Among them, the IIIA level with the strongest protection ability is the basic equipment of the special police force. It is also the most recommended one for businesses selling bulletproof vests.
It can almost help you resist bullets fired by any handgun. In addition, it can resist the point 44 magnon bullet with strong firepower, but it can not resist the damage of armor piercing rifle to human body.
The remaining two levels are the choices of security personnel and police when performing daily tasks.
What’s The Price Of Bulletproof Vests?
The price of IIIA bulletproof vests varies from $200 to $500 to $1000. The small and medium-sized editors of the list listed by NIJ also found qualified businesses from Beijing
I hope that those who are interested in bulletproof vests can have a preliminary understanding of it through this article, but the most important thing is to have safety awareness and common sense! Wherever you go, always know your escape route first. In addition, try to avoid appearing in crowded commercial places on major festivals.
According to CNN, according to the statistics based on the gun cases in the United States from 2000 to 2022, nearly half of the gun cases occurred in commercial places.
Although we can’t predict when a large-scale gun case will occur and whether we and our family are just in it, we can learn from the gun cases in the past.
When participating in large-scale and crowded activities such as new year’s Eve, festival parade and concert, we should prepare ourselves and our family and consider wearing bulletproof vests
