Body Armor

There is no viable reason for a civilian to own body armor that was created to protect military personnel and law enforcement in situations where they may have an enemy combatant or a situation involving a criminal act where they are being fired upon with any form of firearm.
The only purpose for this body armor is to protect a human from gunfire. Therefore, a civilian has no reasonable expectation for the need to wear this protection unless they have a real expectation that they are entering a situation where they will be fired upon.
There is no reasonable expectation that a civilian will accidentally encounter a hostile situation where body armor would be needed.
Therefore, we are petitioning the Congress of the United States of America to enact a ban prohibiting civilians from owning body armor. We request that President Barack Obama sign this legislation when presented to him.