Tactical gear, such as a helmet and body armor, was used by shooters in Uvalde and Buffalo. Research shows body armor is increasingly being used in mass shootings. Few regulations exist on body armor ...

In the past two weeks, two different 18-year-olds on opposite sides of the country stormed into spaces once presumed to be safe and opened fire on unsuspecting innocents. While the mass shooting at a ...

“This small effort will make a world of difference for the humanitarian and rescue workers facing danger every day,” Wolf added. The old body armor will first be delivered to the Vermont State Police ...

When a man stepped into a Buffalo grocery store last Saturday with an AR-15-style rifle, the store’s security guard tried to stop the shooting by firing his own weapon back at the suspected shooter.

In response to an increase in mass shooters wearing bullet-proof gear, Marin’s state assemblyman has introduced a bill this month that would prohibit most California residents from buying body armor.

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When an 18-year-old man stepped into a Buffalo grocery store last Saturday with an AR-15-style rifle, the store's security guard tried to stop the shooting by firing his own weapon back at the shooter ...

If you compared today’s daily uniform wear body armor to that of the 1970s or 1980s, you’d see some pretty big differences. The focus of this article is why those differences are beneficial for both ...