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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
agreed wholeheartedly...
i guess that begs the question about whether the police forces are able to handle these types of threats... the SWAT teams would definitely be, but regular beat patrol cops seem like they would be severely under powered...
i am asking as someone that doesn't have knowledge, but are AR-15s able to penetrate body armor? i had assumed that they had some armor piercing ability?
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Depends on the type of body armor. Level III body armor is rated to stop multiple .308 rounds and maintain integrity. The problem is that level III body armor is expensive and heavy. Considering that a beat cop is carrying around a load of 25-40 pounds of gear, adding another 10-15 pounds of body armor plates is tough thing for an officer to swallow both from a weight and mobility perspective. Unless they are going to be thrust into a scenario where they are facing the threat of such weapons daily, and it sounds like we are getting there, the cost (fiscal and performance) can be a tough one to weigh.