Police officers arriving at the scene of a suspected burglary in progress do not put down their armor of suspicion just because somebody proved to them that they are the legitimate occupants of the dwelling.

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They are being obliged not to wear protective eyewear and body armor, at risk literally to life and limb.

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"The armor in the KBR trucks was not adequate to protect us at all, " says Terry Steward, of Weiser, Idaho.

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And all these vast movements of men and armor were directed by one man who could not walk on his own strength.

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Even questions about whether armor-piercing bullets can be banned are not resolved by today's ruling, according to Larry Pratt, director of Gun Owners of America.

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Oberon could not convince her of how extremely unlikely this would be, and she strapped on her armor, greave by greave.

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