Two Arkansas Men Shoot One Another In Body Armor

By Tom Knighton

Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune via AP

One thing about body armor is you generally don’t want to find out how well it works.

I mean, you hope that it does and you may even feel a little froggy and test it at the range, but you don’t want to be wearing it during that process. After all, my understanding is that while it keeps the bullets outside of you, it’s not a pleasant experience. Plus, there’s still a fair bit of the body not covered by the vests, and I don’t trust anyone’s aim all that much.

Apparently, two Arkansas men are far more trusting souls than I. They also don’t seem to be all that bright.

Two Arkansas men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after police say they shot each other while taking turns wearing a bulletproof vest.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that 50-year-old Charles Ferris and 36-year-old Christopher Hicks were arrested Monday.

A police affidavit says the two men are neighbors and were drinking on a deck Sunday when Ferris told Hicks to shoot him with a .22-caliber rifle while Ferris wore the vest. The affidavit says the shot left a red mark on …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms