Body armor definition

Body armor means any product sold or offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as personal protective body covering intended to protect against gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone or is sold as a complement to another product or garment. See 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(35).
Body armor means a vest or shirt of ten (10) plies or more of bullet resistant material as defined by the Office of Development, Testing and Dissemination, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Body armor means any material designed or intended to provide bullet penetration resistance or protection from bodily injury caused by a dangerous weapon.

Examples of Body armor in a sentence

  • Body armor sample vests may be used to assist in establishing initial size and fit for individual officers, however, sample vests may not be used for final fittings.

  • Body armor improperly fitted to an individual wearer shall be adjusted or replaced and returned to the individual within thirty (30) days by the contractor at no expense to the purchasing entity.

  • Body armor shall mean bullet-resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.

  • Body armor can be worn with the appropriate exterior body armor carrier.

  • Body armor that must be replaced due to misuse or abuse by the officer shall be paid for by the officer.


More Definitions of Body armor

Body armor means clothing or a device designed or intended to protect an individual's body or a portion of an individual's body from injury caused by a firearm.
Body armor means that term as defined in section 227f.
Body armor means bullet-resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.
Body armor means any clothing or devices designed primarily
Body armor means any one of the following:
Body armor means any clothing or equipment designed, in whole
Body armor means any clothing or equipment designed in whole or in part to minimize the risk of injury from a deadly weapon.