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Two pieces of anti-gun legislation have passed the House of Representatives and are now in the Senate.

• H.R. 8 H.R. 8 makes it illegal for citizens to trade, transfer, or sell your privately owned firearms without going through a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL).
• H.R. 1446 increases the current waiting period from 3 days to as many as 21 days if the FFL doesn’t receive an approve/deny determination from the FBI NICS background check.

We urge you to contact your U.S. Senator and demand they oppose these and any other anti-freedom bills that they may consider.

Body armor is a compromise between protection, price, and profile (weight and thickness). When it comes to protecting against rifle threats, you cannot beat ballistic armor plates. But as good as they are, not everybody needs or wants the level of protection...and weight... that hard armor offers. Enter our soft armor panels.

There are many types of armor plates to choose from, each with their own pros and cons. Today we’re going to look at the differences between steel armor plates and ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE, or PE for short) plates. Part of our Body Armor 101 Series

AR500 Armor™ non-ballistic steel training plates are an inexpensive and durable way to have a weighted exercise vest without putting your life-saving body armor at risk for damage.

In August, 2019, Senator Charles Schumer said he would introduce legislation to regulate ownership of body armor. With NY Assembly Bill 352, it seems more tyrannical legislators from the Empire State want to infringe on citizens’ rights.

This past year has been a rollercoaster that nobody wanted to ride. But we made it.

The AR500 Armor® Kangaroo Pouch is designed to accommodate three rifle magazines in a lower administrative “kangaroo” pouch of a plate carrier. While offering a low-profile method of carrying mags, it works better in some carriers than others. Part 2 of 2.