| Police officers have a job full of dangers | | | | radio cases, tactical vests, uniforms, |
| and risks. When taking a job within the | | | | training aids, pepper spray, helmets and face |
| police, the officers accept the risk of being | | | | shields, harnesses, ropes and ladders. The |
| injured or even killed. In order to be able | | | | tactical gear used by the police officers has |
| to continue to serve the public, they have to | | | | to be chosen according to the gravity of the |
| keep themselves healthy and in good shape. | | | | encountered situations. |
| Their safety is more important than the | | | | |
| offender's safety. The offender may be | | | | A lot of details about the police gear are |
| dangerous or armed, may decide to defy or to | | | | known by the great public especially from |
| comply. The police gear has a very important | | | | movies or news. Many people love to watch |
| role in helping the officers to carry out | | | | crime films or to read detective novels, |
| their duties. Still, good tactical gear does | | | | where they can find interesting things about |
| not make a good cop: years of training, | | | | tactical gear. Batons can be expandable or |
| discipline and great passion for the job are | | | | non-expandable and include side-handle and |
| necessary. | | | | riot batons. Body armor and ballistic |
| | | | protection include tactical body armor, |
| Usually, police officers are equipped with | | | | ballistic combat helmets, ballistic riffle |
| firearms, especially handguns, but they make | | | | plates, ballistic shields, trauma plates and |
| use of this kind of tactical gear only as an | | | | stab armor. Metal detectors can take two |
| ultimate solution. Police officers are not | | | | forms: hand held or walk through metal |
| allowed to shoot the first shot unless they | | | | detectors. Pepper sprays can be used for |
| or other persons are in real danger. Even if | | | | personal defense or for riot and crown |
| they have to shoot, they should direct the | | | | control. Corrections include riot gear, gas |
| bullets to the soft-tissue areas, like the | | | | masks, riot shields, riot helmets, riot |
| buttocks or the back of the legs, instead of | | | | batons, pepper spray and stab armor. The |
| striking a bone or a joint. So the police | | | | officers' tactical gear also includes |
| gear, especially the impact weapons, must be | | | | shooting and weapon accessories, like |
| carefully used and only in self defense or | | | | tactical gun stocks, tactical shotgun |
| for defense of other individuals. The | | | | accessories, handgun accessories, and weapon |
| responsibility which goes with carrying a | | | | mounted lights, hearing protection, cleaning |
| weapon should be taken very seriously. | | | | kits, ear plugs, shooting gloves, shooting |
| | | | glasses. |
| The standard police gear also includes | | | | |
| non-lethal weaponry, such as batons and | | | | Top-quality tactical gear must provide police |
| accessories, batteries, body armor, | | | | officers with all-day comfort, accessibility |
| camouflage clothing, corrections, disposable | | | | and discretion, satisfying all their |
| gloves, duty bags, duty belt keepers, duty | | | | concealment needs and succeeding in helping |
| belts, duty boots, duty gloves and | | | | them in potentially life-or-death situations. |
| accessories, duty suspenders, first aid case, | | | | In recent years it has become really |
| riot control agents, electroshock weapons, | | | | necessary to bring innovations in the field |
| rubber bullets, epaulettes and patches, | | | | of police equipment, in order to increase the |
| flashing accessories, nightsticks, | | | | officers' level of safety. They depend a |
| flashlights, handcuffs and accessories, hats, | | | | great deal on their police gear to keep them |
| helmets, holsters, K-9 equipment, key | | | | safe on the job. Supplying them with |
| holders, knife cases, knives, leather glove | | | | appropriate police gear can substantially |
| carriers, multi pouches, multi tool cases, | | | | increase their level of safety when dealing |
| notebook bands, notebooks and accessories, | | | | with difficult situations. |