Why is Dragon Skin not allowed yet? Simple. Point Blank Body Armor, the company that makes the issued Interceptor vests is lining to pockets of whoever keeps them in business.

(My theory at least)

http://www.videosift.com/video/Dateline-Dragon-Skin-Body-Armor-Report

MGR your right. Go look at that one and you'll see.

From the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Skin_body_armor

On August 3, 2007 the Department of Justice announced that the NIJ had reviewed evidence provided by the body armor manufacturer and has determined that the evidence is insufficient to demonstrate that the body armor model will maintain its ballistic performance over its six-year declared warranty period. Because of this, Dragon Skin has been found not in complaince with the NIJ's testing program and has been removed from the NIJ's list of bullet-resistant body armor models that satisfy its requirements.[2] Pinnacle CEO Murray Neal responded that this move was unprecedented, political, and not about the quality of the vests because they aren't saying they've failed any ballistics. He says it's about a dispute with the paperwork to deal with a warranty issue instead, in which the warranty period of Dragon Skin is longer than that of most other commercial vests.

On August 20, 2007 at the United States Test Laboratory in Wichita, Kansas, nine Dragon Skin SOV-2000 (Level III) body armor panels were retested, for the purpose of validating Pinnacle Armor's six year warranty. The panels tested were between 5.75 years old to 6.6 years old. All items met the NIJ Level III ballistic protection, confirming Pinnacle Armor's six-year warranty for full ballistic protection.[29]. Pinnacle resubmitted the SOV-2000 vest to the NIJ for certification based on this successful testing, but this application was rejected because the test had not been properly documented. As of November 2007, Pinnacle is suing to force the NIJ to recertify the SOV-2000 vest without testing it.

Good digging Thylan. I'm almost positive Pinnacle armor would not be so adamant that their system is indeed superior if it truly wasn't. Again, people pockets are being lined and that seems to be all that matters.

This is the Newscast I watch every night. Im 1 town away from Pinnacle's head quarters. They need to hurry and legalize this stuff, i still have friends overseas.

Hmmm...now what is it that we hear over and over from this administration? Support the corporate contrib- er, troops! Yeah, that's it.

If it's been classified as secret, how come videos about it keep appearing on the sift?

/ponder

^ the technology behind the product, that has allowed it to "now" achieve level 5 protection is what is secret. not the existence of the product, or its earlier iterations.

I think the channel list needs a tuneup dude. * lies, * 1sttube and * waronterror doesn't belong there IMO.

Well i have lies there because of the claims the army made regarding it as not being up to par. 1sttuve is there because it was on tv. Waronterror because well, if the us army wasn't engaged in a "war on terror", then we wouldn't have this issue.

>> ^HaricotVert:
If it's been classified as secret, how come videos about it keep appearing on the sift?

Umm.. perhaps because the video is not called "How to make Dragonfire Level 5 Body Armor".

haha nice reply joe dirt

the US had their chance, maybe the Chinese would be interested.

at least pinnacle is patriotic enough (as far as I know) to keep this stuff at home. It's a world market, and i'm sure some hostile people would love to take a bullet to the chest and live.