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Sen. Schumer Weighs In On Sales Of Body Armor

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published August 11, 2019 at 10:53 AM EDT
Jim Levulis / WAMC

The Senate's top Democrat says when the Senate returns to Washington in September he'll introduce legislation to require the FBI to regulate the sale of body armor in the U.S.

Senator Charles Schumer said Sunday that the legislation would require the bureau to set standards on who would be eligible to purchase bullet-resistant vests and other body armor.  The New York senator says there would be exceptions for law enforcement and other public safety professionals.

 
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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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