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Give the Gift of Safety: Why Body Armor Makes a Unique Holiday Present Have you ever heard of the Four Gift Rule? People use it as a guiding principle for Christmas gift-giving to keep the giving practical and not over the top. The rule goes like this: Give them something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. That's it. Pretty simple. And that's the idea: keep your Christmas shopping simplified and reasonable. But what if a single gift could check all …

While you were focused on surviving Thanksgiving dinner with relatives, you may have missed some massive survival gear Black Friday sales all Thanksgiving week. But that's what Cyber Monday is for. Since 2005, people have continued their post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping, increasingly opting for the convenience of buying online. At Spartan Armor Systems, we're thrilled to equip you with civilian body armor at the most affordable prices this Cyber Monday. Our Tucson, AZ, operations cent …

What does Black Friday have in common with the Flyers hockey franchise? Aside from entertaining fistfights, both originated in Philadelphia in the 1960s. That’s right. Though we’re all familiar with how Black Friday works each year, you probably didn’t know the term was coined by a couple of Philly cops. As a civilian body armor company, what we find even more interesting is those officers most likely were vestless. Most police departments in the United States did …

The state of Israel has been at war with its neighbors since its inception. Surrounded by Arab nations who vastly outnumbered them in terms of troops, Israel was in a precarious spot. Not only that, but their military equipment was also far inferior. Yet, Israel has managed to survive and defend its existence for decades against the odds. How have they managed to endure ongoing attacks, generation after generation? This article will briefly describe the Israel Defense Forces and its com …

Home invasions are the dominant theme in dime-a-dozen horror movies released each fall. But the reality of a home invasion is far from entertaining. And when they happen, they can occur in a series, sometimes targeting specific demographics or regions. For example, the Seattle Police Department believes the same group of three to seven young men are responsible for a string of home invasions in the south Seattle area during the summer of 2023. One homeowner recalled that the intruders p …