Body Armor

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Like it or hate it, it can save your life. Come here to discuss all things body armor and get some great feedback.

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Latest Activity: Nov 8

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Big changes, crazy happenings, just about anything of value or interest that we find.. of course - it has to be body armor related.

10-21-2009 "New body armor standard.."

Click here to read the article "New body armor standards highlight importance of ''wearing your shield" put together on Policeone.com, it covers what to expect with the new NIJ standard. This article also gives some great insight into the question of whether or not your old armor is "still good" - a great read.

10-14-2009 "30 things you should know.."

Click here to read the article "30 things you should know about body armor" put together on Policemag.com, it has some important facts about armor.

Military channel excerpt on body armor

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06-12-2009 How Stuff Works - Body Armor

Now that you all know some of the true history of body armor (ref. below post) check out this POD Cast of "How Stuff Works": 06-05-2009

Richard Davis What better way to start this post spot off then with a little youtube bit. see below and learn a thing or two about the birth of body armor:

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Cotton- Thin Body Armor. 2 Replies

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Armor Issues

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Comment by Adam Spinniken on October 21, 2009 at 1:00pm: No problem Andres, our goal is to provide a powerful discussion and reference area for officers to turn to when they get questions on body armor. If you run across any useful information then feel more then welcome to post it in this group.

Also, please tell your friends about this group, the larger we grow the better.

Thank you,

Adam

Comment by Andres A. Escobar-Martinez on October 21, 2009 at 12:45pm: Thanks for the invitation to join the group. Its a subject that I need to keep abreast of...

Comment by Adam Spinniken on October 21, 2009 at 10:04am: If you haven't checked back in a while - I added some key resources under "Did you know?" tab (above)