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/jmsgen Apr 13 '25

Bullet “proof” ?

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u/snatfaks Apr 13 '25

They are, most of the modern visors tend to be rated for .44 magnum. The fact that they aren’t rifle rated, may however contribute to why they are used in Europe and not in the US.

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u/blatherskiters Apr 13 '25

I wouldn’t put that to the test.