A major gun-rights organization wants the New York law banning civilian purchase of body armor declared unconstitutional and tossed into the dustbin of history. On...

A major gun-rights organization wants the New York law banning civilian purchase of body armor declared unconstitutional and tossed into the dustbin of history. On March 27, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a motion for summary judgment with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in the case Heeter v. James. At issue is a New York state law that unconstitutionally criminalizes the purchase of simple personal protective equipment and shows just how far off the deep end the state is willing to go to prevent peaceable people from protecting themselves. The motion states: “The Ban prohibits the purchase, acquisition, or sale of any ‘protective body covering intended to protect against gunfire,’...