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Sometimes I have to fire people from their jobs. Last few times it got ugly. Think I'd like to have some discreet body armor for these situations.

The only one I've looked at so far is that one where the CEO recently shot himself on camera to prove the effectiveness of the armor. It worked, but of course I guess it could have been faked.

I also like the fact that it looks like a normal jacket. But in the summer it's going to look suspicious if I'm wearing a jacket.

Wondering if a vest under my shirt would be better, although that could be pretty noticeable too.

Any of you have experience in this area?

Edit: here's the video of the guy shooting himself if by chance you haven't seen it yet. The company is called bullet proof everyone and it costs 300 bucks, which is cheaper than some vests.

 
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Fedorgasm said:
Sometimes I have to fire people from their jobs. Last few times it got ugly. Think I'd like to have some discreet body armor for these situations.

The only one I've looked at so far is that one where the CEO recently shot himself on camera to prove the effectiveness of the armor. It worked, but of course I guess it could have been faked.

I also like the fact that it looks like a normal jacket. But in the summer it's going to look suspicious if I'm wearing a jacket.

Wondering if a vest under my shirt would be better, although that could be pretty noticeable too.

Any of you have experience in this area?
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So imo you'll want probably level II or IIIA vest, it will not stop a rifle but you aren't going to be wearing armor plates.

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Google discreet level IIIA vest and there will be a few companies.

I've read a bit and watched some video's about Safeguards vests but that is the extent of my experience.

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Idea of what it looks like while on. Some of the info doesn't apply but shows different fitment angles/clothes.



@Protectandserve
 
I wear IIIA. For what you are doing level 2 should suffice.

Level 2 is much easier to conceal, my level IIIA is bulky as hell.

My current vest is US Armor and it sucks ass. Uncomfortable as fuck and can't wait to get my new one in a few months.

Find somewhere you can get fitted for one and speak with an armor rep.
 
Protectandserve said:
I wear IIIA. For what you are doing level 2 should suffice.

Level 2 is much easier to conceal, my level IIIA is bulky as hell.

My current vest is US Armor and it sucks ass. Uncomfortable as fuck and can't wait to get my new one in a few months.

Find somewhere you can get fitted for one and speak with an armor rep.
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So no buying online then? I wear a large in everything, so if assume I'd be large in this too
 
Fedorgasm said:
So no buying online then? I wear a large in everything, so if assume I'd be large in this too
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Get fitted or you will be uncomfortable as fuck. Or at least try on a generic size first in the style you are looking at.
 
Also if you are gonna wear it under dress shirts get the white carrier, not black and get a few shirts fitted for wearing the vest if you tailor your shirts down normally.
 
JOE QUEEF said:
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I don't recognize several of the calibers listed here. This is a National certification???

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Dear bog, they can't be bothered with basics...

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Yes and no. A website just listed calibers, some labeled incorrectly (.380 auto and 38 special for example) from NIJ (national institute of justice) standard. So yes that is kind of the standard with some missing calibers and incorrect labeling.
 
Not to be a negative Nancy, but you’re going to buy body armor to wear to work in case a freshly ex employee goes postal? Just imagining this in my head, it might be the funniest thing your office has seen in a while. I can imagine your employees talking to each other like “fuck boss has his armor on today, do you know who’s getting fired?”
In all seriousness, this seems like a gigantic waste of money as I don’t see the benefit. Are you going to count on said ex employee going postal, but also deciding to shoot you square in the chest and then give up? The effectiveness of body armor for police and soldiers is heavily reliant on their ability to return fire. Wouldn’t it be a lot less cumbersome to just keep a just in case firearm at work?
 
jericksen5 said:
Not to be a negative Nancy, but you’re going to buy body armor to wear to work in case a freshly ex employee goes postal? Just imagining this in my head, it might be the funniest thing your office has seen in a while. I can imagine your employees talking to each other like “fuck boss has his armor on today, do you know who’s getting fired?”
In all seriousness, this seems like a gigantic waste of money as I don’t see the benefit. Are you going to count on said ex employee going postal, but also deciding to shoot you square in the chest and then give up? The effectiveness of body armor for police and soldiers is heavily reliant on their ability to return fire. Wouldn’t it be a lot less cumbersome to just keep a just in case firearm at work?
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Agree with this but even keeping a firearm at work what are the chances the disgruntled employee lets you retrieve your firearm? He's most likely gonna shoot you as soon as he identifies you
 
thehighking said:
Agree with this but even keeping a firearm at work what are the chances the disgruntled employee lets you retrieve your firearm? He's most likely gonna shoot you as soon as he identifies you
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Arguably going to be a more effective method of defending yourself, and at least you don’t look like the crazy guy wearing body armor under his clothes to work.
 
jericksen5 said:
Arguably going to be a more effective method of defending yourself, and at least you don’t look like the crazy guy wearing body armor under his clothes to work.
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He could just get security doors installed and change the codes every so often(always after someone gets fired or has a serious grievance)
 
jericksen5 said:
Not to be a negative Nancy, but you’re going to buy body armor to wear to work in case a freshly ex employee goes postal? Just imagining this in my head, it might be the funniest thing your office has seen in a while. I can imagine your employees talking to each other like “fuck boss has his armor on today, do you know who’s getting fired?”
In all seriousness, this seems like a gigantic waste of money as I don’t see the benefit. Are you going to count on said ex employee going postal, but also deciding to shoot you square in the chest and then give up? The effectiveness of body armor for police and soldiers is heavily reliant on their ability to return fire. Wouldn’t it be a lot less cumbersome to just keep a just in case firearm at work?
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Firearms are prohibited at my work. If I carried every day, eventually someone would see it and get me fired. Even concealed holsters will eventually get noticed when you kneel down, or lift something up high and you clothing shifts around.

The body armor I'm not sure if I'll wear it all day or if I'll just have it handy in case I hear shots being fired, I can grab it and run.

If the perp catches me at close range he'll probably go for the head, because that's what the movies teach them. So I'll be dead if that happens.

But I'm more thinking of a scenario where he's firing at a group of people who are running away, and if I'm in that group I'd rather have the armor than not.
 
Fedorgasm said:
Firearms are prohibited at my work. If I carried every day, eventually someone would see it and get me fired. Even concealed holsters will eventually get noticed when you kneel down, or lift something up high and you clothing shifts around.

The body armor I'm not sure if I'll wear it all day or if I'll just have it handy in case I hear shots being fired, I can grab it and run.

If the perp catches me at close range he'll probably go for the head, because that's what the movies teach them. So I'll be dead if that happens.

But I'm more thinking of a scenario where he's firing at a group of people who are running away, and if I'm in that group I'd rather have the armor than not.
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You’re going to what, grab your body armor and throw it on first while your in a group of people, and hope he hits you square in the armor, and also still have the capacity to continue to run? You’d probably have better odds just turning the afterburners on and running as fast as you can, than stopping to put body armor on and then running.

Whereever you’re planning on stashing your armor, stash a gun. Or carry a backpack/laptop bag/briefcase into your office and keep a gun in there. If you’re worried about someone rifling thru your bag while you’re not there, that’s another issue all together you should address first. If you start hearing shots being fired, you’ll have much better odds of surviving if you can shoot back.
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
@Fedorgasm, get the vest and the gun.


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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aurora-henry-pratt-company-active-shooter-505900331.html
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Holy shit! That's eerily similar to situations I've been in where I'm thinking "what if this guy pulls out a gun right now?"

I feel so bad for those people. They were just doing their jobs. Sometimes people need to get fired and it's not fair that it makes you a target of so much rage just because it's your job to do the firing.

How do you stop it other than to install metal detectors in every workplace.
 
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