A Blueprint for Making Better Armor

When you put on soft body armor or add hard plates to that armor for rifle protection, you are accepting a promise from the maker of these lifesaving products. That promise is that the gear will protect you from specified threats. The people who determine that this promise is valid work in about five independent labs that test ballistic armor for law enforcement use, according to standards set by the Department of Justice's research and development arm, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).Pe