Personal Shields News & Articles

• How to buy riot response gear (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 riot response gear buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Facebook Forum: Top 20 must-have tactical gear options

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  When we asked our Facebook fans which single piece of tactical gear they would add to their police-issued equipment, regardless of cost, we got some great responses, both serious and far-fetched, t...

• SHOT Show 2012: The Compact Ballistic Control Shield

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  One of the many booths to which I paid a visit during my time at SHOT Show 2012 in Las Vegas this week a company called Critical Safety Equipment. I had seen some information cross my desk at some ...

• How to buy personal shields

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  By Rick Armellino As understood and practiced by legions of shield users across many centuries of brutal warfare - lightweight and portable shields are excellent tools that protect warriors conduct...

• How (and why) to invite a SWAT team into your home

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  Editor's Note: The following article by Susan Perry first appeared on MinnPost.com and is printed by permission of the publisher. By Susan Perry MinnPost.comA SWAT team prepares to enter the Scolls...

• Public order management 101: Chemical munitions

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  An interesting and somewhat unique part of Northern Ireland's past troubles involved the arrival of the summer marching season. The vast majority of the world enjoys a parade, but in "The North" th...

• Getting the most use out of departmental equipment

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  Video:Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media PlayerIn this week’s Police1 Video Tip, Training Officer Gary Monreal from New Berlin (WI) PD shares a way for agencies to ensure that protective equip...

• The Virtual Blade

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tactical Tip, P1 Trainer Gary Klugiewicz explains the benefits of using a "Virtual Blade" during edged weapons tra...

• Lessons learned overseas: Police technologies for counterterrorism

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  The Trend Continues The previous article determined that terrorists around the globe target police officers. Indeed, preliminary figures from 2005 may indicate a continuing and perhaps growing tren...

• The Baker Batshield® - MYTH Versus FACT

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    The Baker Batshield® is a revolutionary new concept in personal ballistic protective equipment. The following information will answer important questions about this advanced "Personal Shield TM" ...

• The Baker Batshield® - Message from Al

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  In Brooklyn, New York, when Bobby Louden, NYPD's Hostage Team Commander, yelled to me while we were on the way to a place occupied by a crazed, barricaded gunman, he didn't know he was saving my li...