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Wisconsin Statutes 941.291 Possession of body armor.

(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Body armor" means any garment that is designed, redesigned, or adapted to prevent bullets from penetrating through the garment.
(b) "Violent felony" means any felony, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit any felony, under s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.195, 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.285 (2), 940.29, 940.295 (3), 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 941.20, 941.26, 941.28, 941.29, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c), 943.011, 943.013, 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2), 943.23 (1g), 943.32, 946.43, 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, or 948.30.

(2) Prohibition. Except as provided in subs. (4), (5), (5m), and (6), no person may possess body armor if any of the following applies to the person:
(a) The person has been convicted of a violent felony in this state and has not been pardoned for it.
(b) The person has been convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a violent felony if committed in this state and has not been pardoned for it.
(c) The person has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a violent felony.
(d) The person has been found not guilty of a violent felony in this state by reason of mental disease or defect.
(e) The person has been found not guilty of or not responsible for a crime elsewhere by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect, or illness if the crime would be a violent felony in this state.

(3) Penalty.
(a) Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of a Class E felony.
(b) Whoever violates sub. (2) after being convicted of violating sub. (2) is guilty of a Class D felony.
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So it is legal to own body armor in WI, assuming one is a law-abiding citizen. [Bill Murray "Carl" voice] Which is nice. [/Bill Murray "Carl" voice]:)
 
MA law:

Chapter 269: Section 10D Body armor; use in commission of crime

Section 10D. Whoever, while in the commission or attempted commission of a felony, uses or wears any body armor, so-called, or any protective covering for the body or any parts thereof, made of resin-treated glass-fiber cloth, or of any other material or combination of materials, designed to prevent, deflect or deter the penetration thereof by ammunition, knives or other weapons, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two and one-half years nor more than five years or for not less than one year nor more than two and one-half years in a jail or house of correction

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So I can wear mine anytime I want. I just need to take it off if I decide to commit a felony. :rolleyes:
 
So, if you are wearing body armor and in self defense shoot and kill a BG, but the DA doesn't think it is a good shoot and it goes to trial. . . you could have been wearing body armor during the comission of a felony in the courts eyes.

Just a thought
 
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