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Tourniquets Can Save Your Life
In a medical emergency, seconds count, especially in cases of extreme bleeding from a leg or arm injury. When direct pressure or other measures can’t stop the bleeding, a tourniquet might be the item you need.
Unite or Die
Liberty is under attack, and has been for some time. In order to reclaim it, we cannot fight for it alone. Freedom-loving people of all walks of life must band together in a coordinated effort to keep politicians from abridging our freedoms even more, and to reverse what has been done.
AR500 Armor Steel Plate Comparison
AR500 Armor’s steel plates come in a variety of sizes, protection levels, and price points. Here, we cover some of the basics between our different protection levels of steel ballistic core armor plates.
Installing Plates Into Your Testudo Gen 2.0 Carrier
While most of AR500 Armor’s plate carriers are straightforward in how you install the plates, our flagship Testudo carrier requires a little additional attention to ensure the plates are installed correctly. Follow these simple steps, and you’ll be on your way in no time!
The Right to Liberty
Broadly speaking, Liberty is the freedom to do what one wants, or freedom from captivity or restraint. But Liberty is more than eating Oreos whenever you want or being able to petition the government for redress. Liberty also means spiritual freedom, not just the absence of physical restrain, despotism, or tyranny.
Anti-Self Defense Legislation Update
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.
Whatever Happened to Property Rights?
Thomas Jefferson was strongly influenced by John Locke’s philosophy of Natural Rights, which included the right to “Life, Liberty, and Property.” Why, then, did Jefferson include “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence?
AR500 Armor Rimelig vs. Hybrid Soft Armor Panels
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.
Anti-Self Defense Legislation Update
An update on anti-freedom legislation that’s been introduced into Congress, as well as an update on the New York body armor ban bills.
Steel vs. Polyethylene Armor Plates
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
Training plates: Why would you buy them?
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.