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Savannahmann

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29. What .223 ammo or 5.56 ammo can't penetrate a vest?

Reply to frylock (Reply #20)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 05:41 PM

Feb 2015

The vests are Class IIIA vests which are rated for pistol ammunition. They won't stop any rifle round.

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The Rude Pundit - Gun Nuts Losing Their Goddamned Minds Over Proposed Bullet Ban [View all] meegbear Feb 2015 OP

K & R...for exposure...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2015 #1

I would like to see a $5-10 a bullet tax Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #89

Cool story bro. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #131

Perfect! marym625 Feb 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #52

Puts them in prison for what? Being a dumb-ass is still legal. arcane1 Feb 2015 #53

a very weird little troll? marym625 Feb 2015 #55

very nice person Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #60

I'm going out on a limb here marym625 Feb 2015 #64

MIRT is good, MIRT is strong Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #65

MIRT! my favs! marym625 Feb 2015 #71

uhm. what? marym625 Feb 2015 #54

Pesky negro infringing on Constitutionally protected rednecks' rights. nt onehandle Feb 2015 #3

K & R.... dhill926 Feb 2015 #4

K&R for RP, as usual cyberswede Feb 2015 #5

It's a bad law, being overly-broadly implemented. appal_jack Feb 2015 #6

Unconstitutional? gratuitous Feb 2015 #7

Constitution says you can have guns. Doesn't say anything about bullets. nichomachus Feb 2015 #8

No - it says you can have arms hack89 Feb 2015 #9

I con't see the term "armor piercing" in the definition mikeysnot Feb 2015 #33

I don't have a real problem with this ban - it is political stupidity and ineffective but legal hack89 Feb 2015 #36

My comments were directed to the mistake belief that the 2A does not cover ammunition. mikeysnot Mar 2015 #97

and what ammunition would that be? (warning pictures of ammunition) NSFW Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #99

As long as your choices are informed hack89 Mar 2015 #101

Shhh...don't tell them ATF has walked this back. blueridge3210 Mar 2015 #103

"(B) The term �armor piercing ammunition� means" Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #68

Se it can be used in a pistol... mikeysnot Mar 2015 #96

All 5.56 MM or .223 Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #98

So it is body armor piercing... mikeysnot Mar 2015 #105

Let me clarify further metalbot Mar 2015 #106

It doesn't. It is just stupid to focus on this particular bullet. hack89 Feb 2015 #11

seems like the manufacturers shot themselves in the foot when they produced these novelty guns.. frylock Feb 2015 #18

Many shooting enthusiasts have indeed been wary of the possibility. appal_jack Feb 2015 #24

WTF is wrong with gun humpers? Skittles Feb 2015 #28

Your wasting your time... mikeysnot Feb 2015 #34

my English relatives have asked me that question Skittles Feb 2015 #35

Sad isn't it mikeysnot Feb 2015 #37

what kills me (is that a pun?) Skittles Feb 2015 #38

308/7.62 AP is already banned. sir pball Feb 2015 #42

Sometimes you have to wonder if the ATF works for the NRA. nt hack89 Feb 2015 #10

Having a beer with the Rude One is on my bucket list. hifiguy Feb 2015 #12

Is this supposed to make us feel better when we lose more elections? Taitertots Feb 2015 #13

It's a win-win for the Turd Way-ers. appal_jack Feb 2015 #14

should the current law simply be ignored to appease people that likely will NEVER vote for a dem? frylock Feb 2015 #19

The law should be dismissed as unconstitutional. appal_jack Feb 2015 #41

LOL "a sensible reading of the 2nd Amendment" Skittles Feb 2015 #78

How do you read it? appal_jack Feb 2015 #80

you poor thing Skittles Feb 2015 #87

Whatever issues I may have, at least I'm not a condescending asshole. nt appal_jack Feb 2015 #88

actually, you are Skittles Feb 2015 #90

You didn't finish your thought there... appal_jack Mar 2015 #95

You're half right. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #107

Guess you'll just have to empathize with defeat instead. appal_jack Mar 2015 #108

I have long conceded that gun humping paranoid assholes have won Skittles Mar 2015 #118

The actual law says this: beevul Feb 2015 #43

Well of course it should discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #48

re: <CanWeGetASmileyOfSomeoneShootingHimselfInTheFoot> Electric Monk Feb 2015 #81

Highly amusing Matrosov Feb 2015 #15

Limited bans with specific purposes are constitutional hack89 Feb 2015 #16

it's the law.. frylock Feb 2015 #20

That is why banning this particular bullet is fine. hack89 Feb 2015 #21

On this, I respectfully disagree. appal_jack Feb 2015 #45

They like to claim "its the law"...but they're ignoring what the actual law says. beevul Feb 2015 #47

It's actually quite intriguing, given the recent rise of lead-free hunting bullets.. sir pball Feb 2015 #50

What .223 ammo or 5.56 ammo can't penetrate a vest? Savannahmann Feb 2015 #29

Limited declarations with specific statements are rational. Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #23

They have M855 where you live, but nothing else? NickB79 Feb 2015 #31

knr frylock Feb 2015 #17

Flabby the Deaf Clown's Masturbatorium of Hate Aldo Leopold Feb 2015 #22

& now i can never read the name rush limbaugh again without it echoing in mine ears: NuttyFluffers Feb 2015 #46

I hope Rude will understand that I have already stolen that for my own twisted purposes. 47of74 Mar 2015 #93

Yah! shenmue Mar 2015 #102

Silly question Savannahmann Feb 2015 #25

K&R! n/t billh58 Feb 2015 #26

Except ALL commercial 5.56mm ammo will also penetrate police officer's vests NickB79 Feb 2015 #27

These delicate little flowers are always in a panic mwrguy Feb 2015 #30

Fear. It's how they live their lives notadmblnd Feb 2015 #32

DU's resident gun humpers in particular are pathetic beyond belief Skittles Feb 2015 #39

Pro gun Dems exist. Get use to it. Nt hack89 Feb 2015 #49

this just shows again how firarms owners are treated here. Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #57

Not all firearms owners are "gun humpers". Not by a long shot. MH1 Feb 2015 #67

does not fit me Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #72

There are waaaaaay more DUers not blocked from GCRA than there are those blocked from it. nt Electric Monk Feb 2015 #82

most DU not go to your "safe haven" Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #84

How nice and civil of you Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #51

And somebody like alerting. I'm number one. bravenak Feb 2015 #56

so insults to fellow DU members are OK Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #58

Did we ban that word? bravenak Feb 2015 #59

Nope, but it just sinks to a low level Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #61

I think that you have a good point and that I need to keep that in mind in the future. bravenak Feb 2015 #62

Thank you Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #63

I think the fact that I live in a rural state like Alaska makes me not as anti gun. bravenak Feb 2015 #74

I feel very much the same way Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #75

Free/discounted safety gear actually makes sense. bravenak Feb 2015 #77

Funny, how you call people caring about their rights "delicate little fowers." appal_jack Feb 2015 #66

well I guess what ever floats their boat Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #73

It's a This Modern World reference Electric Monk Feb 2015 #83

another childish insult Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #85

Yup. No doubt this is a funny cartoon, but... appal_jack Feb 2015 #86

dup Skittles Mar 2015 #119

Brilliant marketing strategy by the bullet manufacturers to get people to buy up junk. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #40

I'm pretty sure you're actually quite right.. sir pball Feb 2015 #69

Brilliant strategy to get rid of useless ammo and jacking the price up all out of reason to boot. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #79

you have to BE stupid to be a gun humper Skittles Feb 2015 #76

If you say so... EX500rider Mar 2015 #130

k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #44

"gun fellating right" - LiberalElite Feb 2015 #70

cowards, every one of them Skittles Mar 2015 #109

The 'cowards' wrote to ATF and got the ban stopped. Your sort largely did nothing. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #112

"YOUR SORT" Skittles Mar 2015 #115

Yes, your sort. What did *your* email to the ATF say? How many others did you get to write them? friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #132

dup Skittles Mar 2015 #116

Why do pro-gun control types always make tiny penis references? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #91

They are always thinking about my genitalia hack89 Mar 2015 #92

they have nothing else Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #100

It's twofold linuxman Mar 2015 #111

Awesome! You win this thread. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #114

When the shoe fits.................... anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #122

Well, I see you got all the talking points. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #123

Whatever anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #124

"my experience the vast majority of 'people' who own guns" beevul Mar 2015 #128

Wah! I want my Cha Mar 2015 #94

Wonder if they know almost all centerfire rifle rounds are "armor piercing" ileus Mar 2015 #104

They're not the ones who are "dumb". Cha Mar 2015 #117

LOL...cool story Cha. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #113

Rude Pundit: "Of course, the gun-fellating right has lost its mind over this proposal.." Cha Mar 2015 #120

"He doesn't think the ban will happen; however"... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #121

I wonder if the Rude Pundit... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #110

... meegbear Mar 2015 #126

Thanks. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #129

For those who are curious *why* the ban didn't fly benEzra Mar 2015 #125

"Flabby the Deaf Clown's Masturbatorium of Hate" FTW! KamaAina Mar 2015 #127