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  2. John Britton (doctor) - Wikipedia

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    Because he had received harassment and death threats, he wore a homemade bulletproof vest, carried a .357 Magnum, [5] and enlisted volunteer bodyguards. [ 1 ] Britton was notably ambivalent about abortion: he viewed abortion as a last resort option, and would sometimes turn away women seeking it, telling them to think about the decision and ...

  3. North Hollywood shootout - Wikipedia

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    Phillips wore roughly 40 pounds (18 kg) of equipment, including a Type IIIA bulletproof vest and groin guard; a load bearing vest with multiple military ammo pouches; and several pieces of homemade body armor created from spare vests, covering his shins, thighs, and forearms. [23]

  4. Bulletproof vest - Wikipedia

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    The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers. A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armor designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragments to the torso.

  5. Armour of the Kelly gang - Wikipedia

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    In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the police. He and other members of the Kelly gang— Joe Byrne , Steve Hart , and brother Dan Kelly —had their own armour suits and helmets crafted from plough mouldboards , either donated by sympathisers or ...

  6. Bulletproofing - Wikipedia

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    Testing a bulletproof vest, 1923. In 1887, Goodfellow wrote an article for the Southern California Practitioner titled "Notes on the Impenetrability of Silk to Bullets". [2] [5] In the process of doing so, he experimented with designs for bullet-resistant clothing made of multiple layers of silk. [6]

  7. Second Chance (body armor) - Wikipedia

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    Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company. The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.

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