Bullet proof vests ???

Another lunatic goes shooting in a public place. What is the answer?

This is a VERY legitimate concern for people who are going on holiday in USA.

Bullet proof vests ???

I never leave home without one ,its wha every fashion icon will be wearing on holiday in 2008.

Mine is allready in my suitcase for my orlando holiday.

Body Armour Bullet Proof Vest, Anti Stab Slash Resistant Vest

Body Armour Bullet Proof Vest, Anti Stab Slash Resistant Vest is armour that absorbs the impact from gun-fired objects and explosive fragments. Vests made from layers of tightly-woven fibres protect wearers from projectiles fired from handguns, shotguns, and shrapnel from explosives such as hand grenades. When metal or ceramic plates are used with a soft vest, it can also protect against shots fired from rifles. Armour tested by the home office is HOSDB approved and armour produced to americam standards carries NIJ rating.

Bullet proof vests ???

The answer?

If it bothers you that much....don%26#39;t go.

If anyone is unable to get hold of a bullet proff vest then maybe they should try dodging and ducking, or running very quickly

Seems this might start a new craze on how to become famous shoot a number of people and then blow your own head off.

But it is their right to bear arms so we must all live with the threat that is posed.

DUCK

Mick

For once I dont think we have much to shout about.

400 victims of knife crimes each week

Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent

Last Updated: 1:06am GMT 29/10/2007

The full extent of stabbings and robberies at knifepoint is made clear in the country%26#39;s first census of knife crime.

Police recorded 5,023 serious knife crimes in England and Wales in the first three months after they began to count the offences as a separate crime category last spring. It is equivalent to about 400 offences per week.

The highest rate is in London, where every resident has a one-in-1,100 chance of falling victim over the course of a year.

Londoners stand more chance of being stabbed or robbed at knifepoint than of being killed or seriously injured in a road accident.

Manchester and Birmingham are near the top of the league with shire counties having much lower rates of knife crime. However, Bedfordshire, a predominantly rural county, reports the third-worst rate.

The findings give the clearest picture yet of the extent of the ';knife culture'; on the nation%26#39;s streets. The statistics, compiled in line with Home Office instructions, include only such serious offences as attempted murder, wounding and knifepoint robbery.

Totals would have been higher had ministers not told forces to exclude thousands of less serious offences, including possession of knives and stabbings that caused only minor injuries.

David Davis, the shadow home secretary, said: ';These shocking figures betray the desperate state of violent crime under this Government. The Home Secretary says violent crime is down, but the figures show almost three serious knife crimes committed every hour. Labour%26#39;s denial of the problem is part of the problem.';

Until April, official statistics counted knife offences with other assaults involving weapons, making it harder to detect emerging trends.

Police began to keep a separate tally of serious knife crimes after a series of high-profile stabbings earlier this year.

Not everyone in the USA carries a gun. Like someone said...if it bothers you then don%26#39;t come here.

But if your brave enough to crawl outta your hole and someone gives you a hard time, just take off one of your Crocs and throw it at them.

Vegas. You ask an important question which resonates more from being posted by you. I somehow don;t think that kittys answer was exactly what you were asking but then again from someone who grew up with the shooting %26amp; killing of innocents on a regular basis I know that still here and now there is no answer.

It can happen anywhere, not just the US.

When your number is up, it is up. Whether you are shopping in a mall, flying in a plane, driving a car, walking down your own street, sitting in front of your TV, or asleep.

As was mentioned in another post on the forum, why let it bother your holiday? If it really bothers you, stay home. Don%26#39;t ask what can be done to end violence around the world.