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Tough woven fiber vests keeps bullets out.
Byline: Natalie Storey
Jan. 5--Santa Fe police Sgt. Kyle Zuments has his bullet-resistant vest to thank for his surviving with little more than a bruised abdomen after Wednesday's shootout. All officers in the department have vests and are required to wear them while on patrol, said Police Chief Eric Johnson. The vests cost $250 to $900 and are manufactured by Michigan- based Second Chance Body Armor, whose parent company, Armor Holdings Inc., is the biggest supplier of body armor topolice officers in the country. Zuments possibly was wearing a vest that can protect against rounds from a .357 magnum or 9 mm gun, said Glenn Katz, the vice president and ...
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...breathable. * American Body Armor, Jacksonville, Fla. They make the Xtreme line of body armor featuring the Xtreme vest...comfortable. * U.S. Armor, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., custom...Eagle. * Point Blank Body Armor, Oakland Park, Fla...
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...increased to a maximum, the demand for body armor has increased dramatically as both Governmental...and private organizations are acquiring body armor. Unfortunately, the majority of issued...The rising demand of light-weight body armor has been the driving force that has spawned...
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- Second Chance Body Armor Advertising Lawsuits Consolidated
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 5, 1996 700+ words
...5 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., a Michigan corporation which...manufactures and distributes personal body armor including anti-ballistic vests, has...an honest way of doing business in the body armor industry," according to Second Chance...
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...groundbreaking report on the US military body armor industry. The report, titled US Military Body Armor Industry: Forecast and Analysis, was...including: * Descriptions of current body armor components including history of deployment...