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RW>Then you have the fact that you can be killed even if
RW>the plate stops the bullet.  The energy of the round is
RW>transferred and a hard blow to the chest can stop the
RW>heart.  AFAIK, this has never happened but it IS a
RW>possibility.
        I've never heard of anything worse than severe bruising from a
        non-penetrating bullet; but there are more than a few instances
        of blows from fists and feet causing heart failure. Ernie P.
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