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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

New York’s new body armour law mocked for failing to include vest worn by Buffalo shooter

Derek Gee/Buffalo News

New York has passed a new law barring the sale of bullet-resistant vests, but the legislation has drawn some criticism as it does not prohibit the kind of vest used by the man who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket in a mass shooting earlier this year.

During that attack, the shooter wore a steel-plated vest, which was strong enough to stop a handgun bullet shot by a security guard who was trying to take him down.

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