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Stab-Proof Vest Maintenance and Care: Tips for Security Professionals

When someone mentioned body armor, most of us think about bulletproof vests. However, stabproof vests are also a common form of protective gear that has several use cases. Firstly, it is important to understand that Bulletproof Armor and Stab resistant Armor are completely different. A typical bulletproof vest isn’t designed to resist knife attacks. It may be able to stop […]
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Officer Wearing Concealable Bulletproof Vest Level IIIA

Real-World Performance of Bulletproof Vests: what to expect in a high-stress situation

Everyday, police officers, security guards, and military personnel operate in dangerous and high-stress situations. Their body armor is one of the most important parts of their gear, which provides them safety from bullet strikes, and gives them the confidence to handle these situations to keep society safe. Moreover, civilians can also use body armor, and in a stressful situation like […]
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Measurement, Fit, and Coverage of Body Armor

Body armor that is perfectly sized and fitted improves the user’s performance and safety by offering protection without impeding movement. Appropriate and precise measurements are the first step in having body armor that fits well. The measuring guidelines provided by this practice will promote consistency in measurement across the body armor industry and enable wearers to understand accurate measures. A […]
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Police Officers wearing body armor

What To Do When An Officer Wearing Body Armor Is Shot?

Body armor is an essential piece of protective gear for law enforcement officers. One of the most dangerous threats that U.S. law enforcement officers still have to deal with is firearms. Although there is no such thing as bulletproof armor, many different types of pistol and rifle ammunition can be protected by wearing ballistic-resistant body armor. Body armor is an essential piece of protective gear for law enforcement officers.  Although there is no such thing as bulletproof armor, many different types of pistol and rifle ammunition can be protected by wearing ballistic-resistant body armor. What it feels like to be shot Even with the best body armor, getting shot will at least leave you with a bruised sternum. You’ll at least feel like you’ve been hit in the chest with a sledgehammer if […]
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Soldiers wearing armor

Real-life examples of armor plates saving lives on the battlefield

Armor has been an essential part of warfare for a very long time. With the advancement of weapons, body armor has also evolved over the centuries. Modern body armor has a very important field on the modern battlefield, where it keeps soldiers safe from enemy fire, and protects them from various other ballistic threats. Body armor protects millions of police […]
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Bulletproof Backpack Armor for Kids

How can we better protect our children?

The rising numbers of public and school shootings have everyone worried. Parents are especially worried, as policymakers and security personnel fail to develop a reliable system for the protection of our children when they are at school. In the midst of this chaos, many parents have taken the protection of their children into their own hands, and many manufacturers are […]
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Man wearing concealable Bulletproof Vest

Why Should You Wear Body Armor?

One of the most significant threats that law enforcement officials in the US must deal with is firearms. More than 3,000 police officers’ lives have been saved by ballistic-resistant soft body armor over the past three decades. Body armor is an essential piece of protective gear for law enforcement and prison personnel. Worst case scenarios More than 15,000 law enforcement […]
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Concealable Level 3A Bulletproof Vest

Handling, Cleaning, and Storage of Bulletproof Vest

The wearing of bullet-resistant gear or other protective tactical gear to save a life is very necessary for members of the armed forces, law enforcement officers, and security employees. In many cases, body armor is bulky, heavy, and uncomfortable. Ballistic protection can frequently be very immobile. Ace Link Armor is the leading manufacturer and distributor of personal body armor products […]
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Hard Armor Plates for Quadrelease Plate Carrier

Equipping your vest with Armor Plates

Most tactical vests have compartments to add different body armor panels and plates. These armor plates determine the level of protection you get by wearing the tactical vest. Soft body armor panels, which are usually used in bulletproof vests, are made from Kevlar. They are more flexible, and lighter, however, they offer less ballistic protection than hard body armor plates. […]
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Police Body Armor

What’s protecting law enforcement officers nowadays

Police officers are the thin blue line that keeps society from collapsing into complete chaos. Every day, they patrol the streets, deal with dangerous criminals, and keep their societies safe, but what is protecting them? What kind of equipment do law enforcement officers use for ballistic protection? This is what we are going to talk about in this post. So, […]
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Men waring Skeletac Hybrid Tactical Bulletproof Vest

Why do I need body Armor?

When it comes to protecting your home, family, and property, guns alone aren’t enough. Every American needs to have some form of ballistic protection so that they can keep their homes safe from criminals and intruders. Body armor doesn’t only protect you from bullets, it gives you the confidence to engage armed assailants more effectively, improving your defensive and offensive […]
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Five Features Of An Ideal Bulletproof Vest

As the name suggests, a bulletproof vest is a body armor designed to protect its user from rifle ammunition and nuclear blast fragmentation. There are two types of ballistic vests, soft and hard. But before we get into that, let us talk about how exactly bulletproof vests work. How do Bulletproof Vests Work? Most ballistic-proof vests are primarily made with […]
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