One of the most common questions we hear from first-time buyers is whether civilians are actually allowed to purchase body armor. There is a perception that protective equipment like bulletproof vests is restricted to law enforcement or military use, and while that may be true in some countries, the reality in the United States is […]

By Duncan Horner, CEO — Arctos Industries Most police chiefs don’t buy weapons storage systems very often. It’s not like ordering ammunition or replacing duty gear. It’s a capital purchase that’s supposed to last years, sometimes decades, and the decision usually lands on someone’s desk with a budget number, a deadline, and not much else […]

Spend enough time in the body armor space and you start to notice a pattern. The most searched, most discussed, most visually documented plate carrier configurations on the internet tend to be built around special operations imagery, the low-profile carriers, the minimalist loadouts, the photos from training environments that look purpose-built and dialed in. And […]