[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2257-H2258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PROHIBITING SALE OF BODY ARMOR

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, 1 year ago, a racist, hateful 
individual traveled to my community of Buffalo, New York, to commit 
mass murder at a supermarket on Jefferson Avenue.
  Armed with an AR-15 assault weapon, he shot 13 people, killing 10 of 
them in less than 2 minutes.
  It is often said that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a 
good guy with a gun. Retired Police Officer Aaron Salter, Jr., the 
security guard on duty that day, was a good guy with a gun, but he was 
outgunned by the bad guy with a bigger gun, and his weapon was no match 
for the military-grade body armor the shooter wore. Body armor designed 
for war zones has no place in our neighborhoods.
  The Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act 
prohibits

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civilians from buying and selling enhanced body armor. It protects 
communities as well as law enforcement answering the call when public 
safety is at risk.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this 
commonsense safety bill for the Buffalo community and for the many 
others who have forever been changed by mass shootings.

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