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TVGuy wrote:

thatguy wrote:I have worked on a gun range for a few years and just recently started to consider purchasing body armor and wanted to know what y'all's thoughts are? Have you owned or wore it before? What type and brand would you recommend? How much can one expect to spend? Lastly, my initial purpose would be for range use but may extend to wearing it on the street (you never know) but is this prudent or illegal.

Not illegal if you are OK to purchase body armor, pretty much the same as being able to purchase/possess a handgun. They make some IIIA (protects against nearly all handgun rounds, not rifle though) that will go under a shirt without being detected. You can also get these with plate holders, you can add plates later and slip them in if you want. Costs rage widely depending on level of protection and plates can be anywhere from $150-$400 a piece generally depending on used, traditional, or ceramic.

I wouldn't work on a range with people I don't know without body armor, I'd consider that essential.

Taypo wrote:Given some of the people I see at the range, I'd be wearing body armor if I was on the line for a living too.

Nothing illegal about wearing it on the street, but its not something you see every day. Can't imagine its going to be real subtle.