Dianne Feinstein: “I am pleased today, along with Senator Sessions of Alabama, to reintroduce the James Guelff Body Armor Act for the…”

“I am pleased today, along with Senator Sessions of Alabama, to reintroduce the James Guelff Body Armor Act for the fourth consecutive Congress. This bill closes a glaring gap in our criminal law that permits individuals with even the grimmest history of criminal violence to use body armor. It is unquestionable that criminals with violent intentions are more dangerous when they are wearing body armor, and are more difficult for police to disarm and disable. This bill is named in memory of San Francisco Police Officer James Guelff. On November 13, 1994, Officer Guelff was shot to death in a fire-fight by a heavily armed gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest and kevlar helmet on a major street corner in San Francisco. Because of his protective gear, the assailant was subsequently able to hold off over a hundred police officers. California is not the only state where heavily armored criminals have assaulted police officers and the community.”