Richard Davis

Richard Davis is the inventor of the modernday bulletproof vest who shot himself pointblank multiple times to prove that his invention worked He was an exMarine bankrupt pizzeria owner and born showman who mythologized his work by producing his own lowbudget movies that were popular with police across America He created his company Second Chance which launched a multimilliondollar enterprise Davis also published sex and violence catalogs to promote his products and dabbled in filmmaking creating promotional videos recreating the experiences of cops whose lives were saved by his vests Despite his success many people thought he was stupid for putting his product on full display and shooting himself multiple times The story of Richard Davis is chronicled in the documentary 2nd Chance directed by Ramin Bahrani