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Striker in waiting |
Why the vest? -Rob I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888 A=A | |||
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Coin Sniper |
I don't understand this either but I see it a lot when any news or public personality is at a range being filmed. Is this an insurance thing? As if that vest would stop an AR round that close anyway, are they afraid of paper shrapnel from the target? Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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The instructor is wearing a vest too, so maybe it's just a range rule. | |||
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kinda like bike helmets for adults. You know,modeling responsibility and all that. Everyone knows that to fire a gun you need a vest. /sarc off I should be tall and rich too; That ain't gonna happen either | |||
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| Help! Help! I'm being repressed!  |
Probably agency policy. | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
It's a photo op, he's gotta look official and all that. | |||
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Ammoholic |
Maybe B-21 was packing heat? Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Have to e careful, bullet might ricochet off the paper target and cause a horrible wound. | |||
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goodheart |
What distance? Did he have both eyes open? Any eye open?  As a neurosurgeon, they probably didn't ask him to do head shots. _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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EBR = EBV I'm in | |||
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| Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar  |
Hell, he only hit the paper 4 out of 30 rounds! If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | |||
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Yeah, that M14 video guy... |
He must train a lot. His hands are always at the ready...  If he has an AR, I'll bet his selector has an "Operate" option. Someone should make a meme of that picture. Official photo of Doctor Ben Carson... operating. Tony. Owner, TonyBen, LLC, Type-07 FFL www.tonybenm14.com (Site under construction). e-mail: tonyben@tonybenm14.com | |||
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Ben Carson just looks ridiculous, kind of like when he was running for the Presidency. At least George Bush could probably make it look believable. If he supports the Second Amendment I will give him a pass. | |||
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Many LE instructors wear a ballistic vest as a matter of policy. Some LE agencies require everyone wear a vest on the range. Makes sense for a couple reasons if you think about it. CMSGT USAF (Retired) Chief of Police (Retired) | |||
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Here is a video clip from earlier in Ben Carson's life: | |||
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It's probably their procedure. An easy way to lose credibility with subordinates is to do something without wearing all the safety equipment you as a supervisor require them to wear. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
wearing a vest was policy at my former department when I pointed out that the 223 ball we used for training would perforate our vests the instructor told me to shush heheheh "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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