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\"We are quite comfortable in saying that a class IIIA vest will protect you from almost any handgun you will encounter and certainly any handgun that someone conceals,\" said a BulletSafe statement. \"Handgun violence makes up most of the shooting injuries in the U.S., so this bulletproof vest offers a great level of protection for you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More people than ever before purchased firearms in 2020, many for the very first time<\/a>. Now double down on the protection, and check out the Elite IIIA vest. The BulletSafe Elite IIIA retails for $299. For even more info, please visit bulletsafe.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"BulletSafe Elite IIIA Bulletproof Vest Stops Rounds up to 44 Mag","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bulletsafe-elite-iiia-bulletproof-vest","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/03\/11\/bulletsafe-elite-iiia-bulletproof-vest\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126850,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-02-11 10:19:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-02-11 15:19:40","post_content":"\"We're not soldiers, we're peace officers.\" That's how Toledo Police Chief George Kral explained his decision to take away Molle tactical vests from his officers. The move became official February 1. The Ohio police chief bans tactical vests, forcing officers to carry essential gear on their belts. And the officers are not happy.\n\n[in_content post=\"194049\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Ohio Police Chief Bans Tactical Vests<\/h2>\nFor officers, the Molle-style tactical vests aren't necessarily about stopping a bullet. The police force switched to a different type of vest for protection. However, the Molle vests Toledo used did go a long way in better supporting the weight of the officers' gear.\n\nOften law enforcement officers carry a wide array of gear. Gear can include magazines, hand cuffs, radios, flash lights, Tasers, and on and on. What's disturbing about this story, then, isn't that the chief changed the gear. That would be fine if he swapped out to a piece of kit that enabled officers to do their job better. What's troubling is that Chief Kral switched out the gear because it looked intimidating.\n\nUh, what?\n\n\"In my opinion, that looks too much like a military soldier,\" Kral said, according to 13abc.com<\/a>. He goes on to give a long hypothetical scenario where large, tactical-looking officers enter a home. There, a small child sees the men in tactical vests. \"There's a 5-year-old child there in the scene. And they see these guys, with all of this ... the Tasers, and everything else on the vest. It's intimidating, and the last thing we want to do is intimidate people.\"\n\nTaking away essential gear<\/a> from officers, because it looks intimidating? That seems unacceptable here. Officers have a tough enough job already, without taking away the kit they want and need.","post_title":"Ohio Police Chief Bans Tactical Vests for Officers Citing 'Intimidating' Look","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"police-chief-bans-tactical-vests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:15:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:15:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/02\/11\/police-chief-bans-tactical-vests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":133662,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2017-09-18 09:00:32","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-18 13:00:32","post_content":"\r\n\r\nU.S. Marshals serving the Western District of Virginia are getting some new head protection thanks to a contract the agency has awarded to\u00a0Texas-based body armor manufacturer Armor Express for its\u00a0Busch AMP-1 TP ballistic helmet<\/a>.\r\n

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The Class IIIA vest rating equals protection against almost all handgun rounds. All IIIA vests test against bullets up to .44 Mag. The Elite IIIA protects against smaller rounds as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"We are quite comfortable in saying that a class IIIA vest will protect you from almost any handgun you will encounter and certainly any handgun that someone conceals,\" said a BulletSafe statement. \"Handgun violence makes up most of the shooting injuries in the U.S., so this bulletproof vest offers a great level of protection for you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More people than ever before purchased firearms in 2020, many for the very first time<\/a>. Now double down on the protection, and check out the Elite IIIA vest. The BulletSafe Elite IIIA retails for $299. For even more info, please visit bulletsafe.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"BulletSafe Elite IIIA Bulletproof Vest Stops Rounds up to 44 Mag","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"bulletsafe-elite-iiia-bulletproof-vest","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/03\/11\/bulletsafe-elite-iiia-bulletproof-vest\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126850,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-02-11 10:19:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-02-11 15:19:40","post_content":"\"We're not soldiers, we're peace officers.\" That's how Toledo Police Chief George Kral explained his decision to take away Molle tactical vests from his officers. The move became official February 1. The Ohio police chief bans tactical vests, forcing officers to carry essential gear on their belts. And the officers are not happy.\n\n[in_content post=\"194049\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Ohio Police Chief Bans Tactical Vests<\/h2>\nFor officers, the Molle-style tactical vests aren't necessarily about stopping a bullet. The police force switched to a different type of vest for protection. However, the Molle vests Toledo used did go a long way in better supporting the weight of the officers' gear.\n\nOften law enforcement officers carry a wide array of gear. Gear can include magazines, hand cuffs, radios, flash lights, Tasers, and on and on. What's disturbing about this story, then, isn't that the chief changed the gear. That would be fine if he swapped out to a piece of kit that enabled officers to do their job better. What's troubling is that Chief Kral switched out the gear because it looked intimidating.\n\nUh, what?\n\n\"In my opinion, that looks too much like a military soldier,\" Kral said, according to 13abc.com<\/a>. He goes on to give a long hypothetical scenario where large, tactical-looking officers enter a home. There, a small child sees the men in tactical vests. \"There's a 5-year-old child there in the scene. And they see these guys, with all of this ... the Tasers, and everything else on the vest. It's intimidating, and the last thing we want to do is intimidate people.\"\n\nTaking away essential gear<\/a> from officers, because it looks intimidating? That seems unacceptable here. Officers have a tough enough job already, without taking away the kit they want and need.","post_title":"Ohio Police Chief Bans Tactical Vests for Officers Citing 'Intimidating' Look","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"police-chief-bans-tactical-vests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:15:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:15:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/02\/11\/police-chief-bans-tactical-vests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":133662,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2017-09-18 09:00:32","post_date_gmt":"2017-09-18 13:00:32","post_content":"\r\n\r\nU.S. Marshals serving the Western District of Virginia are getting some new head protection thanks to a contract the agency has awarded to\u00a0Texas-based body armor manufacturer Armor Express for its\u00a0Busch AMP-1 TP ballistic helmet<\/a>.\r\n