Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.

Body armor, worn by Buffalo mass shooting suspect, faces far fewer regulations than guns

When an 18-year-old man stepped into a Buffalo grocery store last Saturday with an AR-15-style rifle, the store’s security guard tried to stop the shooting by firing his own weapon back at the suspected shooter.But the security guard’s fire was stopped by the man’s body armor, authorities say. Then, the suspect shot and killed the guard, Aaron Salter."The security guard that was killed was a retired Buffalo police lieutenant. [He] engaged the sh…

Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.The post Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns appeared first on WABE.

Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.