Senate OKs Measure to Buy Officers’ Vests
From Times Wire Reports
The Senate unanimously approved and sent to the White House legislation to help state and local police agencies buy bulletproof vests. The measure provides $25 million for a 50% matching grant program run by the Justice Department. President Clinton is expected to sign the measure, which was approved Tuesday by the House. The FBI said that more than 30% of the 1,182 officers killed by firearms in the line of duty since 1980 could have been saved by body armor.
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