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  2. Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

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    The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a Resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775. Written by Thomas Jefferson and revised by John Dickinson, [1] the Declaration explains why the Thirteen Colonies had taken up arms in what had become the American Revolutionary War.

  3. Olive Branch Petition - Wikipedia

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    It was followed by the July 6, 1775 Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, however, which made its success unlikely in London. [1] In August 1775, the colonies were formally declared to be in rebellion by the Proclamation of Rebellion , and the petition was rejected by the British government; King George had refused to read ...

  4. List of body armor performance standards - Wikipedia

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    The Technische Richtlinie (TR) Ballistische Schutzwesten is a regulation guide in Germany for body armor. It is mainly issued for body armor used by the German police, but also for the German armed forces and civilian available body armor. Producers have to meet the criteria of the TR, if they want to participate in open competitive bidding ...

  5. Body armor - Wikipedia

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    Rather than dooming the use of body armor, the threat of small firearms intensified the use and further refinement of plate armor. There was a 150-year period in which better and more metallurgically advanced steel armor was being used, precisely because of the danger posed by the gun.

  6. Military necessity - Wikipedia

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    The judgement of a field commander in battle over military necessity and proportionality is rarely subject to domestic or international legal challenge unless the methods of warfare used by the commander were illegal, as for example was the case with Radislav Krstic who was found guilty as an aider and abettor to genocide by International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the ...

  7. How body armor became a common feature in mass shootings - AOL

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    Like AR-15s, body armor and other tactical gear have become increasingly common in mass shootings. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  8. Right to keep and bear arms in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As the object for which the right to keep and bear arms is secured, is of general and public nature, to be exercised by the people in a body, for their common defense, so the arms, the right to keep which is secured, are such as are usually employed in civilized warfare, and that constitute the ordinary military equipment." 1.

  9. Modular Scalable Vest - Wikipedia

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    The Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018.. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest), IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier system). [1]