STATE HOUSE PROPOSAL WOULD BAN MILITARY-STYLE BODY ARMOR

The chairman of the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee says he’ll introduce legislation that would outlaw civilian use of military-style body armor. Representative Tim Briggs, a Democrat from Montgomery, says he’s noticed that mass gunmen and other murderers wear such gear, which prevents law enforcement from neutralizing the threat early in various situations. New York and Connecticut already restrict access to body armor. Briggs also notes that federal law bars felons from possessing body armor.