Scott Burton
Scott Burton is the founder and chief editor of the BodyArmorNews.com website. In 2005 his keen interest in the body amor industry motivated Scott to create a platform where he could share and publish body armor related articles.
Bullet-Resistant Vests Are Not Mandatory Despite Recent Shootings
Ballistic-Resistant Vests Are Not Mandatory Even After Recent Shootings
According to Police Chief Eric Ward, each TPD officer is given a bullet-resistant vest within their...
Hagley Releases Oral History Revealing Kevlar Research & Development
Wilmington, Delaware — March 2016 — How a novel polymer in the laboratory became a socially transformative product in the marketplace is the topic...
Military Addresses Need For Female Body Armor As Women Are Approved...
While men and women are considered equals in battle, the same cannot be said for the gear they must wear.With more women taking a...
Body armor laws questioned after Thibodaux parade shooting
Body armor laws questioned after parade shootingWhen Ryan Harris showed up in Thibodaux Sunday afternoon while the Krewe of Shaka paraded through town, police...
Louisiana May Visit Body Armor Laws For Civilian Use
Louisiana May Amend Body Armor Laws For Civilian Use
Police knew when Ryan Harris appeared in Thibodaux on the day of the Krewe of Shaka...
Franklin F.D. Gets Ballistic Protective Equipment For Personnel
A Wisconsin fire department will now provide its personnel
with ballistic protective equipment to use when they respond to an active shooter situation.The Franklin fire...
SHOT Show 2016 To Hosts Record Number of Body Armor Manufacturers
(Las Vegas, NV) In 2015 nearly 64,000 people along with vendors from 100 different countries attended the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT...
A Call for Female Friendly Body Armor
There has been a rise in females joining southeast china’s Taiwan Province Police
in recent times. Latest statistic shows that there are about 5000 female...
DSM Dyneema Creates Anti-Stab Technology For Protective Vests
DSM Dyneema Produces Anti-Stab Technology For Vests
DSM Dyneema is the company behind the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber called Dyneema and is the global...
EMS Departments See Upswing In Violent Crimes Against First Responders
EMS Departments See Increase In Violent Crimes Against Responders
The paramedics and EMTs at Cumberland Goodwill EMS, Carlisle answer to over 10,000 calls every year,...
Mass Shootings Lead To Increase In Gun and Body Armor Sales
Mass Shootings Lead To Increase In Body Armor and Gun Purchases
The Wednesday (Dec. 2) massacre in San Bernardino, Calif. is the nation’s 352nd mass...
Milipol Exhibition Goes On Despite Paris Tragedy
Milipol Goes On Despite Paris Attacks
Milipol, one of the world’s leading exhibitions of law enforcement and homeland security products opened under increased security last...
FBI Report Shows More Law Enforcement Officers Were Killed In Line...
FBI Report Shows More Police Officers Were Killed During 2014
A 42-year-old New York State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop on May 29, 2014...
Body Armor For Firefighters And Medics Part Of Changing Safety Mindset
Fire officials in western Michigan's Kentwood want to add flak vests — a type of body armor — to equipment worn by firefighters due...
U.S. Army Orders Next-gen Body Armor
3M subsidiary Ceradyne Inc. is providing the U.S. Army with ballistic armor inserts for tactical vests.The order for next-generation lightweight enhanced small arms protective...
U.S. Army Orders More Body Armor From BAE Systems
The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $45 million contract for the production of 90,000 lightweight torso and side armor units for soldiers,...
FEMA Suggests Bulletproof Vests For Firefighters
DENISON, Texas -- A federal agency is suggesting all first responders wear a bulletproof vest to keep safe.FEMA is asking firefighters and emergency personnel...
Bulletproof Vest Saves Bryanston Security Guard
A bulletproof vest came to a security guard's rescue after he was involved in a shooting in Bryanston, Johannesburg, paramedics said on Tuesday."ER24 paramedics,...
Armor For Ambulance Crews For Saving Lives At Shooting Scenes
Fire Chief Richard O'Brien purchased $11,000 in equipment he hopes his crews never use.A pair of Kevlar helmets and ballistic vests will ride along...
Military Contractor BAE To Close Jessup Plant
A major military contractor with roots in the region stretching back a generation will end operations at the end of the year for a...
