Omens

 

The 535 members of  the U.S. Congress have been memo'd that bullet-proof vests are now an authorized use of their office budgets.

 

Washington Post news item: Some D.C. ambulance workers have spent $300 to $500 for their own vests to protect themselves when they arrive early at a crime scene and the bullets are still flying.

"Bulletproof" vests under $500 are "soft armour" and probably won't stop anything tougher than a knife or pistol.

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Bullet proof vests