Reagan Signs Ban on Armor-Piercing ‘Cop-Killer’ Bullets
President Reagan signed legislation Thursday that bans armor-piercing “cop-killer†bullets and urged law officers to further reduce threats to their safety by wearing bulletproof vests.
“Those officers who in the past may have used the threat of armor-piercing bullets as a justification for failing to wear soft body armor should no longer have that excuse,†Reagan said.
The legislation signed by Reagan in Los Angeles was endorsed by a variety of law enforcement organizations and is similar to proposals submitted by the Justice and Treasury departments in 1984. It bans the production and importation of armor-piercing ammunition capable of penetrating most bulletproof vests worn by policemen.
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