Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A discussion of rifle ammunition bans and .223/M855 murders, by the numbers. [View all]jimmy the one
(2,708 posts)atheist crusader: Why the fuck would you wear a IIa vest on a motorcycle? You'd get better coverage and protection from a leather jacket. it would at least then cover your ARMS. I have a IIa vest. I have a motorcycle. I have no fucking clue why you would attempt to mate the two materials. It doesn't even cover the parts of the body likely to get hit in a wreck, abraded against the road, and does nothing AT ALL for blunt force trauma.
Atheist crusader contends that a leather jacket will protect better than 16 layers Kevlar.
Should I even bother with a rebuttal? OK, I take the rifle plate out, sets off metal detectors.
I'm not that worried about road rash for I also wear boots, elbow pads, knee pads & sometimes a leather jacket or coat over the bullet vest. I'm worried about surviving a collision with another motor vehicle, or guardrail etc, & a Kevlar vest is much better at blunt force trauma & penetration than a leather jacket. Enough said?
(note: Kevlar does not provide much protection against knife or dagger penetration, but antennas not that much a worry).
Blueridge had this to say about it post79, so I'll redirect your criticism to him as well.
blueridge, #79: In response to another post you made regarding this issue; I can confirm that body armor does help if you have to lay down a motor cycle. It is also very warm in summer months; "you pays your money and you takes your chances".
Thanks to blueridge for this.
atheist crusader: No commercial motorcycle armor allocates protective material like a IIa ballistic vest. None.
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