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2. Second Chance (body armor) - Wikipedia

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   Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company. The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.

3. Safariland - Wikipedia

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   Over 11 years, Armor Holdings acquired various brands in the law enforcement industry, including Safariland, [5] which was acquired in 1996. [6] In July 2007, BAE Systems acquired Armor Holdings, renaming the Armor Holdings Products Group the BAE Systems Product Group, of which Safariland was a part. In August 2008, this division was renamed ...

4. Zylon - Wikipedia

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   Second Chance eventually recalled all of its Zylon vests, which led to its bankruptcy. In early 2005, Armor Holdings, Inc. recalled its Zylon-based products, and decreased the rated lifespan warranty of new vests from 60 months to 30 months. [6] In August 2005, AHI decided to discontinue manufacturing all of its Zylon-containing vests.

5. HRM tactical vest - Wikipedia

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   The High Risk Modular (HRM) tactical vest is a body armour used by the LAPD SWAT teams, [1] [2] NYPD ESU and the United States Marine Corps The vest was manufactured by Point Blank Body Armour and was issued from 1987 to 2006 when it was replaced by a standard III-A Soft armor vest.

6. ‘2nd Chance’ Review: Ramin Bahrani’s Weirdly Arresting ...

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   In “2nd Chance,” that character is one Richard Davis, who invented the bulletproof v. It’s the first documentary feature directed by Ramin Bahrani, who has often brought a real-world edge to ...

7. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   The Interceptor vest was tested to stop a 9×19mm 124-grain FMJ bullet at 1,400 feet per second (430 m/s) with minimal backface deformation, and it has a V-50 of roughly 1,525 feet per second (465 m/s). This means that the bullet in question must travel faster than 1,525 feet per second (465 m/s) for it to have more than a 50% chance of ...