Can you own a bulletproof vest in new york

If passed, the bill would force parents who purchased bulletproof backpacks for their children to turn the protective devices in to the authorities.

Jacobson did not respond to a request for comment. In a memo submitted alongside his bill, Jacobson justified its need by saying "there is no legitimate reason to purchase or own a bulletproof vest" unless you are in law enforcement or professional security. He said his company's protective backpacks, which are sold in major retailers such as Office Depot, are almost exclusively purchased by law-abiding civilians.

The products have proven especially popular among parents—a Morning Consult poll found 47 percent of parents have considered buying one for their children. Rosas said he witnessed shootings at riots multiple times throughout the summer.

He noted that it is common for his media colleagues covering such events to also wear bulletproof vests and other forms of protection. He said it would be much harder for him to cover unrest in New York if the ban went into place and may have to avoid covering it altogether. Jacobson's confiscation bill has not yet garnered any cosponsors since the legislative session began last week.

A second bill offered by Jacobson, which would criminalize wearing body armor while committing any misdemeanor, has already picked up three cosponsors. In New York, any adult can purchase and use a bulletproof vest, unless that adult has been convicted of a felony.

Bulletproof vests and all other body armor can be purchased online or face-to-face. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a body vest when acting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any violent felony offense defined in section The unlawful wearing of a vest is a class E felony.

We all have a right to protect ourselves and our families. As such, we have a legal right to acquire and wear body armor for personal and professional protection. In turn, it is also legal to sell bulletproof vests and other types of body armor to anyone in the US. Examples of violent felony offenses include kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, arson in the second degree, and robbery in the first degree.

A masked man walks into a bank, walks up to a teller, produces a gun and demands that she hand over all of the money in her cash drawer. He then flees. The police apprehend him a few blocks away. As they search him they find that he is wearing a body vest. In addition to facing charges related to robbing the bank, the masked man could be prosecuted for unlawful wearing of a body vest.

In a similar example a masked man walks into a bank, walks up to a teller, grabs a customer and holds a knife to the throat of the customer.