Body armor and tactical gear sales are going up due to the uptick in mass shootings, according to NPR. There is increasing interest among progressives of color, a gun rights advocate P.B. Gomez told ...

Understanding the difference between soft and hard body armor is crucial for making an informed decision about your personal protection. Each type has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, making ...

The Fallston Group's Frank Barile (left) shows the type of body armor that many SWAT teams wear, which includes a Kevlar vest and helmet and a plate that goes into a chest pouch that can withstand a ...

When a call comes in about an active shooter, officers don’t get the luxury of time. They do exactly what first responders do, they respond first. Officers go in first, fast, and often underprepared ...

Tactical body armor is largely unregulated across the country. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia testified on Capitol Hill this month that the recent ...

After Kevlar was invented, in 1965, protective vests became lighter and easier to wear as designers integrated the material ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - People looking to stock up on protective gear may run into a problem finding bulletproof vests or other body armor here in Springfield. Anchor Tactical Supply says it’s seeing ...

Jacquelyn Martin / AP Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass ...

When a man stepped into a Buffalo grocery store last Saturday with an AR-15-style rifle, the store’s security guard tried to stop the shooting by firing his own weapon back at the suspected shooter.

Seventy-one sets of ultra-lightweight tactical gear are on their way to the Town of Palm Beach Police Department. Warren Kanders, chairman and CEO of Jacksonville-based safety product provider Cadre ...

PASCO, Wash. - A woman armed with an AK-47 rife and body armor was taken into custody Sunday after a tense negotiation with Pasco police. When officers responded to calls of a woman walking down the ...