OFFICERS SHOP FOR DROP ON BAD GUY; POLICE, MILITARY, GUARDS SEE LATEST GEAR DISPLAYED.Byline: Mary Lou Aurelio Daily News Staff Writer The latest in body armor Noun 1. body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard , bulletproof Refers to extremely stable hardware and/or software that cannot be brought down no matter what unusual conditions arise. See industrial strength. bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly helmets, handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. , semiautomatic guns, concealable gun holsters and training dummies were on display Wednesday in Burbank at the Tactical Resources Expo West '99. Representatives of law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). and the military, bodyguards and others in the protection business came from around the country and Canada to see the wares at the annual trade show at the Burbank Airport Hilton and Convention Center. At a body armor booth, George Olsen George Olsen (18 March 1893 - 18 March 1971) was an American band-leader. Born in Portland, Oregon he attended the University of Michigan, where he formed his band, George Olsen and his Music. of RBR RBR Richard Burns Rally (game) RBR Rubber RBR Radio Business Report (magazine) RBR Red Bull Racing (Formula 1 motor racing team) RBR Row Based Replication Armor Inc. proudly showed off a lightweight bulletproof vest. ``Guys can't believe how light and soft it is,'' Olsen said, crushing it to fit in his hand. One vendor said his company makes helmets that can take hits from 27 bullets. Another displayed hard rubber dummies as learning tools for baton techniques. But the most popular attraction seemed to be the PRISim dangerous-situation simulator. The interactive video system is used mostly by law enforcement agencies to train recruits, said Richard Oberlander, law enforcement training manager for Advanced Interactive Systems. Potential customers could try it out at the show, where it was set up inside a darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. trailer. Using scenarios, the simulator allows the trainee to respond to a dangerous situation shown on a life-size video screen. In one, two men fitting the description of armed rapists who nearly killed a woman are seen entering a home. As the script unfolds, one of the suspects grabs a woman by the neck, holds a knife to her and threatens to stab her. The trainee, who has a gun with blanks, must decide what to do. Oberlander said the simulated training is crucial for learning to face the real thing, but many police departments do not offer it. ``Adults learn by experience and by making mistakes,'' Oberlander said. ``If you make a mistake here first, everyone still goes home.'' Oberlander, who was in law enforcement for 15 years, has traveled the country with the mobile simulator and provided training to police and sheriff's departments. The top-of-the-line system costs $100,000. Deputy Chief John Ercul of the police department in Pueblo, Colo., was visiting the exhibition with fellow officers and stopped to check out the simulator. ``It's the perfect way to train, but the cost is prohibitive,'' he said. While his department cannot afford one, Ercul received simulator training elsewhere. The very next day he and his partner were confronted with a real situation almost identical to a simulated one he had faced. ``When there's no time to make a plan, and you have only a fraction of a second to react, you have that plan in mind,'' Ercul said. ``It's as if you've already seen it.'' At another booth, Louie Marquiz of Texas, dressed from head to foot in heavy black padding Bits or characters that fill up unused portions of a data structure, such as a field, packet or frame. Typically, padding is done at the end of the structure to fill it up with data, with the padding usually consisting of 1 bits, blank characters or null characters. See null and bit stuffing. like an umpire's, urged expo-goers to hit him with a steel rod. ``Hit me harder. Harder. Hit me as hard as you can,'' the self-defense trainer demanded during a demonstration of the defensive body suit. The Sure Fire company was offering a new kind of weapon - the weapon light that temporarily blinds the suspect. The event will continue through today, at the Burbank Airport Hilton & Convention Center, from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): 2 photos PHOTO (1) Phil Tanzini shows use of a training dummy Sham; make-believe; pretended; imitation. Person who serves in place of another, or who serves until the proper person is named or available to take his place (e.g., dummy corporate directors; dummy owners of real estate). and folding baton at a Burbank trade show. (2) Douglas Gould of Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, city (1990 pop. 69,330), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled 1870, inc. 1956. Its industries include metal fabrication, printing, and plastics manufacturing. , a police officer, tests his response at a portable dangerous-situations simulator during a trade show for law-enforcement officers, bodyguards and military workers. John McCoy/Daily News |
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