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Why California's Body Armor Ban Proposal is Unconstitutional
Hold on to your tactical vests, folks! California Assembly Bill 92 and Illinois House Bill 3238 have both been introduced and aim to ban the sale of most body armor to average civilians. That's right, no more online purchases or trips to your local gun store for the everyday Joe. But these bills aren't just a bummer for tactical gear enthusiasts - it's also unconstitutional. In this post, we'll take a closer look at the details of the bills, explain why it's unconstitutional, and discus
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Jan 24th 2023
Crafting the Ultimate Protection: How Ceramic Body Armor is Made
Ceramic body armor plates are an advanced type of armor that provides a high level of protection against ballistic threats. These plates are usually NIJ level IV (RF3), which is the highest level of protection available. However, they can also be NIJ RF2, which is equivalent to the industry threat rating level III+. At Spartan Armor Systems®, we specialize in the manufacturing of high-quality ceramic body armor plates at affordable prices. Table of Contents The Materials Behind the
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Jan 16th 2023
Failure Drills: Understand What It Is & Why It’s Important
By: Rob Orgel, Emergency Response Tactical Most of us who have had training would find ourselves in a position where we have been on a firing line being instructed to conduct a failure drill. This signifies to each shooter that they're going to fire two rounds to the chest and one to the head of their target. But this isn't actually what the drill is for. Your First Two Shots Let's first understand what the first two shots look like. There are two methods of engagement we would use in cont
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Jan 10th 2023
Body Armor at New Years: From an AI
With everything changing at the speed of light when it comes to technology, we wondered what capabilities AI could do. We pushed it to the limit by having it write a "funny New Year's blog about body armor". We thought it was interesting. Hopefully it doesn't become self-aware and try to wipe out human existence while it has the chance cough SkyNet. Below is the article that was written by the AI. In no way do we support the view of the AI's comments. Be safe and Happy New Year! New Yea
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Jan 3rd 2023
Stay Safe and Prepared: The Top Safety Equipment for Your Tactical Vest
Before talking about what gear you should have on your kit, let's talk about a tactical vest. A tactical vest is a piece of equipment worn by the military, law enforcement, civilians, and other first responders to carry and organize their gear and equipment. It typically consists of a series of PALS webbing for MOLLE attachments such as pouches that allow the wearer to carry items such as ammunition, communication devices, tools, medical supplies. However, one of the primary functions o
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Dec 27th 2022