Forums » News and Announcements
Level 4 Body Armor
-
Level 4 Body Armor
As a company that specializes in providing ballistic protection to law enforcement and members of the military, we take their safety as seriously as possible. Many of our readers have read about many of the organizations that we follow to gain information and work with to help protect. Today’s blog will introduce our readers to one of the most popular police organizations in the country, called Police1. Our goal is to show our nation's LEOs why they need to have more protection in today's world. To get more news about hard armor panels, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.
Who is Police1?
Police1 is an organization that provides news, training, gear, intelligence, and jobs for LEOs all across the country. In short, it’s a one-stop shop for everything related to policing. Obviously, there are many organizations that help LEOs, but Police1 is one of the most popular among officers.
Police1 keeps track of all the issues involving police around the country, from the use of force, officers killed, and ways to help prevent loss of life. Police1 offers many products that are tested, reviewed, and promoted by active and former LEOs. If you’re an LEO and haven't heard of Police1, you really should check it out and subscribe to their site for exclusive training videos, news, and discounts on products related to your job.
WHY DO WE BELIEVE POLICE OFFICERS NEED MORE PROTECTION?
The majority of police across the country normally wear level IIIA body armor or soft inserts as their everyday ballistic protection. There is nothing wrong with Level IIIA body armor, but it’s only going to stop handgun bullets.According to Police1, 37 LEOs have been murdered in the first 5 months of 2021, compared to 47 in all of 2021. Unfortunately, that number doesn’t include the 4 officers murdered this month (July 2021). The fact that we still have 5 months to go and we’ve already reached the entire number from last year is frightening.
As you’ve read in our previous blogs, ambush attacks on officers are spiking in the wrong direction and we will undoubtedly see more LEOs killed in the line of duty. According to The Hill and the National Fraternal Order of Police, ambush attacks on officers are up 91% since this time last year. Officers need better equipment and training to deal with this growing threat and, although we can’t provide the training, ShotStop® can provide the best ballistic protection for our community heroes.
Even as I write this, 4 officers were shot and one killed in Lubbock Texas today. As our hearts break over this senseless and heinous crime, we offer our deepest condolences to the families and officers involved. According to the report, the suspect (which we’ll never name) opened fire on officers with a long rifle, killing Officer Bartlett. I have no idea what type of body armor the officers were wearing and won’t assume out of respect to those officers. However, this exact incident is why we highly encourage LEOs across the country to wear at least Level 3 body armor, instead of the soft insert Level IIIA body armor.We’re never in the business of talking down a company or product, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least try to educate our LEOs on why Duritium® armor is better than anything they have on their site.
The most important characteristics of ShotStop® is our integrity and transparency. You will never see a product on our website that says we’re NIJ-Listed under any protection level without providing the evidence for you to see for yourself. The top “Level IV” ballistic vest on Police1 states that it’s NIJ-Listed under Level IV protection.
However, according to the NIJ and the Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium, Bluestone Level 4 plate isn’t listed. To add to that, they state that it’s in compliance with the NIJ 0101.04 standards. One of the many problems with this is that the NIJ 0101.04 standards are decades old (2001) and do not meet the standards of today. There have been two updates to these standards since then that reflect modern technology.