Protection

Gunnery Sgt. Dragos Coca engages targets
during a desert survival and tactics course. (ca 2015)
photograph by
Sgt. Steve H. Lopez

The Basics
You have a defensive handgun for everyone in the family, with an appropriate holster. Next, you have an effective defensive rifle for everyone in the family, either an AR-15, AK-47, or an SKS rifle, with a cleaning kit. Next, you have an appropriate amount of ammunition for your defensive weapons, cleaning supplies, spare parts, and other items, like a sling.

Next, you have appropriate training, such as how to safely load and unload your weapons, situational awareness, immediate action drills, when to shoot and not to shoot, move tactically, and many other skills.

At the same time, you have moved to a neighborhood, county, state, or country where you and your family will be safe from economic violence, political violence, ethnic violence, and all the other types of violence that you would need to own a defensive handgun and rifle.

Well, ...


Body Armor
I apologize because I am going to disappoint you.

That's right, I am not going to talk about the stuff you and your family need to buy. I am going to write about the stuff to possibly avoid.

First, I want to to read this opinion piece.

Then, ...

Second, make sure you read the comments. (Ooops, I made a mistake. You will have to click on the blue bar that reads "View Entire Discussion (486 Comments)"

Next, ...

I watched some videos that I would like to share.

The first video is titled '.50 CAL VS BODY ARMOR??!?! YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!!!'


The second video is titled 'Worlds First 50cal rated body Armor'

The third video is Wish.com SCAM!!! Testing Their Crazy Cheap Chinese Body Armor...


Skeptic
I'm skeptical for several reasons.

First, ... How do the rounds, from the first two videos, compare to the M33 .50 caliber cartridge?

Next, ... What is the standard testing method used by the National Institute of Justice?

Lastly, ... The third video, the guy is shooting from a angle. How does that effect results?


Links:
Prepper: STTA - Firearms for Preppers, M16/AR15 series Rifle, Part Two
https://prepperstta.blogspot.com/2012/09/firearms-for-preppers-m16ar15-series.html

Prepper: STTA - Firearms for Preppers, AK-47 series Rifle

https://prepperstta.blogspot.com/2012/09/firearms-for-preppers-ak-47-series-rifle.html

Prepper: STTA - Firearms for Preppers, SKS Rifle
https://prepperstta.blogspot.com/2012/09/firearms-for-preppers-sks-rifle.html

Reddit: u/richardguy - A serious discussion on AR500 and steel body armor
https://www.reddit.com/r/tacticalgear/comments/er513n/a_serious_discussion_on_ar500_and_steel_body_armor/

Reddit: u/richardguy - A serious discussion on AR500 and steel body armor (comments)
https://www.reddit.com/r/tacticalgear/comments/er513n/a_serious_discussion_on_ar500_and_steel_body_armor/

YouTube: Jerry Miculek - .50 CAL VS BODY ARMOR??!?! YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsF8MLL-dns

YouTube: Edwin Sarkissian - Worlds First 50cal rated body Armor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxyJRGxWN0k

YouTube: DemolitonRanch - Wish.com SCAM!!! Testing Their Crazy Cheap Chinese Body Armor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsHJWTAlaCY