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Special Units
Armor Holdings to Acquire Second Chance
Armor Holdings was the successful bidder at an auction to acquire the assets of body armor manufacturer Second Chance Body Armor, based in Central Lake, Michigan.
July 27, 2005
Patrol
Second Chance Body Armor Saves 850th Officer
Sgt. Stephen Ellison of the Campbell County (Ky.) Police Department recently joined a select but growing club of officers who have been saved by soft body armor manufactured by Second Chance.
June 5, 2002
Weapons
Armor Holdings to Provide 156,000 Ballistic Vests to Replace Cops' Second Chance Models
Armor Holdings has been selected as the exclusive supplier to replace up to 156,000 Second Chance bullet-resistant vests to the law enforcement community.
July 20, 2005
Special Units
Second Chance Body Armor
Ballistic Helmets
August 31, 2002
Technology
Second Chance Armor Marks 1,000 “Saves”
Second Chance Armor’s bullet-resistant vests have now saved the lives of 1,000 law enforcement professionals.
May 9, 2007
Patrol
Safariland Adds Armor Model to Second Chance Summit Series
Safariland's MN01 Type II body armor can defend against increased velocities of ammunition calibers that better reflect current street threats and law enforcement duty weapons.
October 26, 2010
Patrol
Safariland Adds Two Second Chance Female Armor Models
The Second Chance SM01F Type II and SM01F Type IIIA arrive in the Second Chance brand. These new vests are hybrid designs that feature Core Matrix Technology, high-performance Honeywell Gold Shield, and radial offset pleating for 360-degree protection around the bust.
March 16, 2011
Weapons
Second Chance Declares Bankruptcy
Body armor company Second Chance has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is currently undergoing restructuring.
October 28, 2004
Patrol
Second Chance Summit ST Vest Protects Female Officers
Second Chance has introduced the Summit ST body armor line that incorporates Kevlar and Gore-Tex fabrics and includes a female version.
January 29, 2013
Patrol
Body Armor Ultimax
Second Chance
Ultimax from Second Chance is a new line of armor that combines the technologies used in the company's ninth generation Ultima (Zyloflex IX, SimuLITE) and 6th generation Monarch Summit (Araflex IV, ButterflyLITE) ballistic vests. As part of the Ultimax package, each vest will come with a new and thin lightweight carrier and a high performance athletic T-shirt.
October 31, 2002
Patrol
Monarch +P+ Vest
Second Chance
The Monarch +P+ from Second Chance combines the anti-ballistic armor of the Monarch with the puncture resistance of the Prism corrections vest. The vest's protection technology is combined with the GORE-TEX Comfort Cool water/ oil-proof, moisture vapor breathable pad cover and a custom fit guarantee.
December 31, 2001
Patrol
The Safariland Group Wins $6,000,000 Body Armor Contract for the State of California
The Safariland Group announced today that it has been awarded a $6,000,000 two-year contract from the State of California for its Second Chance body armor. This contract is for Second Chance Summit, Prism, and Prism MT series body armor products for all California agency employees requiring ballistics and stab protection, and allows for two one-year contract extensions.
September 30, 2014
Patrol
Safariland Adds MN01 Type IIIA Ballistic Vest to Second Chance Summit Series
The Second Chance MN01 Type IIIA is a thin, flexible design that features a hybrid of DuPont Kevlar ballistic materials. The combination of these materials, including DuPont Kevlar XP, provides enhanced ballistic performance against special threats such as FN Five-seven's 5.7mm hollow-point round.
December 14, 2010
Patrol
SHOT Show 2014—Safariland Releases Lightweight, High Performance Armor
Ed Hinchey, body armor technical specialist with Safariland, says the company set out with the goal of creating the best combination of comfort and performance.
January 13, 2014
Patrol
U.S. Armor to be Featured on Tonight's “Whistleblowers” Documentary TV Show on CBS
The episode is titled “The Case Against Second Chance” and centers around “whistleblower” Dr. Aaron Westrick, a former director of research in charge of composite development and training at Second Chance.
August 17, 2018
Patrol
Second Chance Tactical Shield
December 31, 2001
Patrol
Safariland Adds Another NIJ Standard-0101.06 Multi-Threat Armor Model to Its Line
Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, announced today that it has released another armor model that satisfies the requirements of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) new Voluntary Body Armor Compliance Testing Program under NIJ Standard-0101.06 (NIJ-06).
April 2, 2010
Training
Recruit Booted From Chicago Police Academy Wins Second Chance After Legal Battle
His long legal battle shows the difficulties sometimes faced by the Chicago Police Department in the relatively rare instances in which it fires a recruit from the academy.
March 14, 2017
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