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Visit to Venture Ballistic Composites Shield Factory
I was in Pinellas County yesterday to visit the manufacturing plant for Venture Ballistic Composites, Inc., a maker of bullet-resistant shields for law enforcement and the Military. Venture’s President Todd Garrett talked shop and showed me their proprietary method for building ballistic shields. He even demonstrated this by building one from the ground up while I was there. Very cool! No photos, please–trade secrets. Venture Ballistics is a strongly anchored Florida company that uses American made products and buys from vendors within 50 miles of the shop. Garrett said their aim is to produce shields which exceed NIJ standards for protection, are lightweight, and are affordable. In the first year … Continue reading