At BulletSafe our job is to keep you safe in the most affordable way. Some people ask us why we don't make ballistic plates from AR500 steel. AR500 steel is a very popular alloy for stopping bullets. There is a problem with steel plates when used in the real world though. This video explains it well.
Can you buy a bulletproof vest? Yes! As long as you live in the US and haven’t been convicted of a violent felony, the answer is a resounding “Yes!” Any resident of the United States can buy a bulletproof vest, regardless of your occupation or citizenship. You don’t have to be a police officer or armored car driver, and you don’t even need to be a US citizen (any US resident can buy one) - the only qualifications you need are a felony-free record and an interest in protecting yourself!
Bulletproof vests and other pieces of body armor are just safety equipment; no one’s ever been harmed by a bulletproof vest. Because of that, there aren’t a bunch of bureaucratic restrictions on purchasing them. Except for a few very specific cases, anyone can purchase a bulletproof vest either in person at a store or online, and then they can wear it wherever they want to. You can find a guide to the laws about body armor in each state using BulletSafe's guide to body armor law by state here, although they are mostly pretty uniform throughout the whole country.
There are only a few exceptions to this freedom to purchase a bulletproof vest. The James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2002 states that no person convicted of a violent crime may purchase, own or possess body armor. So, if you have been convicted of a violent felony, you aren’t allowed to buy a bulletproof vest. But if you haven’t, there is no reason why you can’t buy or own one. It is up to the buyer to determine whether or not they are legally allowed to buy a bulletproof vest; if a felon comes into possession of a bulletproof vest, the responsibility does not fall on the person who sold the vest. For this reason, there is no background check, waiting period, or registration necessary in order to buy a bulletproof vest, so an ordinary civilian can buy one hassle-free.
The other small exception is that in the state of Connecticut, all bulletproof vests must be purchased in person, face-to-face in a retail store. You are not allowed to order bulletproof vests online if you live in Connecticut, and so unfortunately we cannot fulfill online orders or ship to that state. Rest assured, you are still totally free to buy and own a bulletproof vest, you’ll just need to go to the store to purchase it. You can find an authorized BulletSafe dealer near you using our store locator.
You are also free to wear your bulletproof vest wherever you want to, with very limited exceptions. You can wear your vest to the shooting range if you’re worried that you might be standing next to an inexperienced shooter; you can wear it to work if you have a job like a bounty hunter or a repo man where you’re worried you might encounter violent individuals; you can keep one under your bed in case of a home invasion or in your emergency bunker in case of a major catastrophe; you can even wear one day-to-day in any and all situations where you’re concerned about your personal safety.
The only exception to this is that you can’t wear your bulletproof vest into an airport or on an airplane. You can put it in your checked baggage, but you can’t wear it on your person when you fly. You should also exercise caution if you’re considering traveling internationally with a bulletproof vest. Different countries have different laws regarding body armor, and you should find out what those laws are before you get ready to head to the airport. You definitely will not be able to travel internationally with the ballistic plates we sell for upgrading your vest’s protection level; whether you can travel with the vest itself or not will depend on what country you’re flying to, and you’ll need to look their laws up ahead of time.
As you can see, anyone is free to own a bulletproof vest, as long as you haven’t been convicted of a violent felony. And now, thanks to the BulletSafe bulletproof vest’s super-affordable price tag of $299, personal protection is truly available to anyone for the first time. To celebrate your freedom to buy and own body armor, you can use the coupon code “ANYONE” at checkout to receive free shipping on your order from BulletSafe.com.
What costs more, buying security guards bulletproof vests or paying the lawsuits in wrongful death cases? That’s the question on my mind.
Let’s take a look by comparing the cost of wrongful death lawsuits vs. the cost of vests.
What do wrongful deaths cost?
There are a few things that have altered the landscape related to this question. First, wrongful death settlements have become larger and increasingly more common. $3,000,000 is not unusual for a wrongful death lawsuit. Also, if someone is injured on the job and not killed the lawsuits can be just as large.
Thus, an estimated cost of wrongful death lawsuits to a company like Loomis is $1.5M per year.
What do bulletproof vests cost?Loomis operates 3,000 armored vehicles. If they wanted to supply 3 vests per vehicle, that would be 9,000 vests. BulletSafe vests are $299, so the tally would be $2,691,000. That would last them five years.
The cost of outfitting everyone in a Loomis armored car with a bulletproof vest would be $538,200 per year.
$1,500,000 vs. $538,200. It is far less expensive to buy vests.
Not only will outfitting armored car guards with a bulletproof vest save lots of money, it will save the lives of employees too. Also, employees know when you care about them. Buying them vests shows that they matter. Some companies have started supplying BulletSafe vests to all of their armored guards, others have not. Which would you prefer to work for?
It might be time to consider buying employees that work dangerous jobs a BulletSafe vest.
Here is some advice for buying a bulletproof vest. You may find me slightly biased because I run BulletSafe, but I like to be really honest with people so I hope my advice is useful.
- Less than $650 for a vest: Take a serious look at BulletSafe.
- More than $650 for a vest: Visit a local uniform shop. They will measure you and get you fit for something slightly lighter and more flexible.
- Plates under $200: Look at BulletSafe's Ceramic Plates. At 5.7lbs. they offer great protection at an affordable price.
- Plates over $200: Look at BulletSafe's Ultralight PE Plate. At 3.3 lbs. it is ultra light, they are $299.
Even a great product at a great price needs great places to sell it. Our customers often either don't have or don't want to use credit cards to buy a bulletproof vest. Instead they want to pay cash. These folks need to buy their vest in a store. So we need good dealers to stock BulletSafe products.
Our first dealers were local to us. We are in the Detroit area, which has a large number of private security companies. So we asked them where they shopped for their uniforms and equipment. Then we visited those companies, in person.
It went really well. Action Impact is a gun range, shop, and training facility that is owned by a former Chief of Police. He understood our product immediately and became our first dealer. Then an Army Navy Store called Harry's Army Surplus let us stop by. They couldn't believe our product could be purchased for $299. They've been a great dealer ever since. Of time we have signed up dealers all over.
Are vests aren't in every store, but they are in quite a few. If you are looking to find a BulletSafe dealer near you, please visit this page.
If you would like to become a dealer, you can fill out the form right here. We are always looking for stores where people shop for related items like: uniforms, tactical equipment, gun shops, and ranges. These companies do well with our vests.
