What do you think about this demonstration....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sx3XefDKfwc
yukonjasper wrote:What do you think about this demonstration....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sx3XefDKfwc
Holland&Holland wrote:I guess the rules of gun safety don’t apply to stupid people.
MasonK wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:I guess the rules of gun safety don’t apply to stupid people.
I disagree; I questioned the efficacy of his armor until I saw him do those demonstrations. We know that Kevlar works now, but 40 years ago the idea a material as thin as a shirt would stop a bullet was more magic than science to most people.
Such demonstrations aren't needed now, but in the 80's and 90's that was the proof in the pudding.
MasonK wrote:I'm assuming that Matt Davis is Richard Davis' son. Richard Davis created Second Chance Body Armor in the 70s. I actually bought my Second Chance vest in 1996 after watching a video of Richard shooting himself with everything from 9mm to .44 Magnum, as well as shotgun slugs.
Still have it even though I don't do work requiring armor. Corporate finance is generally safer than being a paramedic.
LarryFlew wrote:Not in the market but the difference between using a milk carton and your own body is certainly a selling point. Then there was the guy that had his GF shoot him through a city phone book with DE 50AE that really should have used the milk carton. Not sure I would trust her to hit the book but she did and it didn't matter.
MasonK wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:I guess the rules of gun safety don’t apply to stupid people.
I disagree; I questioned the efficacy of his armor until I saw him do those demonstrations. We know that Kevlar works now, but 40 years ago the idea a material as thin as a shirt would stop a bullet was more magic than science to most people.
Such demonstrations aren't needed now, but in the 80's and 90's that was the proof in the pudding.
smurfman wrote:MasonK wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:I guess the rules of gun safety don’t apply to stupid people.
I disagree; I questioned the efficacy of his armor until I saw him do those demonstrations. We know that Kevlar works now, but 40 years ago the idea a material as thin as a shirt would stop a bullet was more magic than science to most people.
Such demonstrations aren't needed now, but in the 80's and 90's that was the proof in the pudding.
I'm trying to figure out which gun safety rule he violated.
I saw Rich do that demo in 1983 with a vest borrowed from the local police department. He had been doing this demonstration for about a decade by then. Rich came up with the idea after being robbed and shot while delivering pizzas. He wanted to come up with an effective and affordable protective device for not only law enforcement but also those working high risk jobs.
At some point theory gets put into application and at least Rich put himself in jeapordy when initially proving his product rather some hireling. The early "risk" he took demonstrating the effectiveness of a ballistic vest has saved countless officers and later, soldiers, from serious injury and/or death in the time since then.
A little known "fact" is the vests saved more lives and lessened injuries in car crashes than being shot in the first couple of decades. This was due to the infrequent use of seat belts by officers back in the day. Catching the steering wheel in the chest at city speeds frequently resulted in broken rids and not uncommonly damaged spleens or livers but the vest's design to distribute the impact over a much larger area often ended with minor bruising at the worst.
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