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J U L <br />71992 <br />:. BOOK <br />50 Pr,- <br />320 <br />rather <br />than the expanding type bullet which does <br />much more <br />damage. He felt the ordinance needed to be aimed at <br />criminals and should include a statement such as "when used <br />in crime." <br />Robert MacFarland of Vero Beach commented that the <br />purpose of this ordinance obviously is to protect law <br />enforcement officers and that, of course, engenders <br />sympathy, but he felt that no matter who wrote this <br />ordinance, it would be impossible to limit it so that it <br />would not ban a large segment of all bullets. He noted that <br />testimony given before Congress concurred that such <br />legislation would invariably include a wide range of <br />ammunition used for hunting and target shooting. Mr. <br />MacFarland felt that any such legislation should be <br />considered in the Florida Legislature and not at the local <br />level, and urged the Commission not to pass the proposed <br />ordinance, which he felt is unnecessary and unworkable. <br />Reed Knight, Jr., informed the Board that he has been <br />selling equipment to police officers for two years and he <br />does contractual work for the government in determining <br />ballistic penetration through body armor. Mr. Knight then <br />explained about penetration of bulletproof vests and <br />reviewed types of ammunition, jackets, coatings, etc., <br />stating that the ordinance as written would ban more than <br />half the ammunition sold today. Mr. Knight reported <br />that penetration depends on velocity and weight of the <br />projectile and displayed a bullet made in Czechoslavakia <br />which is smaller but has much better penetration than KTW <br />and which has been sold by the millions over the years. Mr. <br />Knight continued that the effect of blunt trauma is much <br />worse -than a bullet penetrating through. He felt if we <br />really wanted to help the Police, there should be a <br />mandatory death penalty for anyone shooting an officer or <br />attempting to. He urged that the Commission not pass the <br />