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Originally Posted by roachboy
...that you imagine wants to take away all your toys and reduce you to a less than manly state of manly man-ness.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
do you have any examples of such arguments actually being advanced by anyone?
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Just this:
Body Armor Thread
*palmface*
I knew there was a reason I left this place. The site title descriptors are often inaccurate.
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Originally Posted by eribrav
As a hunter, I will say that if I don't trust you with a firearm I am not hunting with you at all, period, even if you could offer me head to toe body armor.
Hunting is an enjoyable activity and I won't have it ruined by worrying about some idiot who is unsafe with a weapon.
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I concur. Firearms and protective equipment are separate entities. Personal responsibility should prevent the first from ever necessitating the second. There is no good reason for why you would need to wear body armor while shooting at a pistol range, hunting deer, or bustin' clay pigeons. That's just silly.
Besides, short of wearing hard plates, body armor would be a little pointless as a solution for hunting "accidents."
Also:
I found it interesting that "residents of Connecticut are prohibited from buying body armor unless the sale is face to face (or unless the buyer is a police officer or military personnel)."