Once upon a time, police officers’ helmets served no other purpose than to absorb the force of an impact. Officers back in the day wore bump helmets, or bulletproof helmets, so that they wouldn’t get hit in the head with anything that fell from above. Many police on patrol do not equip themselves with ballistic […]
What is a riot policeman without a riot suit? During a riot, a security officer faces the threat of stones, knives, bottles, and other violent objects. Hence the need for a riot suit. Riot suits can come in a variety of styles and designs. The following are the most common types of riot suits. The […]
Tactical helmets did not use to be this popular. I’d explain. When helmets started becoming a common feature in police gears, most police units made use of mere bump helmets. These kinds of helmets are simply for impact protection. At that time, cops were using tactical bump helmets primarily to prevent their heads from falling […]
Ballistic helmets are known to provide an increased level of protection against bullets for soldiers. They have advanced over the years by going through improvements. The improvements were targeted at making the helmets lightweight, increasing their ballistic protection and eliminating holes that were risky to the lives of soldiers. Ballistic protection deals with how safe […]
It’s not news that the world has moved from fighting wars with arrows and clubs to sophisticated weapon combat. Asides from a nuclear weapon, guns, and rifles are the most popular combat weapons in this age. These weapons are known to cause direct injury as well as indirect harm to their target. To prevent this, […]