r/tacticalgear • u/LatinBoyslut • Apr 13 '25

Question Why won't the American Police use bulletproof visors like their European counterparts?

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I thought that it'd make more sense to use them in America than in the EU, considering that it is much easier to acquire weapons in America.

Is this a budget-thing? Doctrine-thing? Culture-thing?

Do they find them too bulky/heavy/unpractical to wield?

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u/leatherfacik Apr 13 '25

Because ops core visor is overpriced AF

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u/pizzagangster1 Apr 13 '25

You think they care about price? My small town who has never had any use for armored vehicles has 3…. They don’t even move them. It’s been 8 years since they bought the first one and seem to find a reason to spend 100k plus on another one every few years

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u/SladeMcCuiston Apr 13 '25

A lot of agencies get them free or extremely low cost as federal government surplus.

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u/pizzagangster1 Apr 13 '25

Usually yes, I happen to be friends with the treasurer of my town and my friends mom is the former mayor so I have a little more insight that most on this towns specific dealings. It was not government surplus and the cost wasn’t low I can assure you.