A body armor retail sale ban signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul following recent mass shootings aims to stop most of the public from purchasing bulletproof vests. But now there's concern that the legislation may have missed the mark.

“In New York state, we’re probably the largest body armor dealer," said Michael Cohn, owner of New York Police Supply, Inc.

The number one product sold at New York Police Supply is body armor and its number one customer is law enforcement.

The phone has been ringing virtually nonstop since a mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store a month ago, and since then, the incident prompted Gov. Hochul to sign a bill into law dubbed as a body armor ban.

Cohn carries standard soft body armor he says protects from handgun-fired bullets. They are commonly worn by police officials and are the type of armor the legislation bans for civilian purchase.

“Most law enforcement, peace officers, security, armored car guards and so forth, that’s typical because of its weight, it’s going to be light, it’s going to be flexible, you can wear it all day long," said Cohn.

Again, the bullet-resistant soft body armor protects from gunfire from handguns. But the material is not strong enough to stop a rifle round. In fact, it’s hard body armor that would protect against those high-powered weapons — fabric that holds armor plates to protect against gunshots.

Police said the shooter in the Buffalo Tops massacre was wearing what would be considered hard body armor. And this type of hard armor is not included in the new law.

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Cohn does not sell equipment like this to civilians, but said it’s readily available, particularly online.

Now he’s advising legislators so they can tweak the law in the next session.

“Well, they need to correct, of course, what they missed in the law right off the bat and then go back and decide who can buy it and who cannot buy it. But define it. Don’t leave people out of it,” he said.

Cohn plans to continue to offer his expertise to lawmakers as potential changes to body armor legislation are reviewed.