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Volume 16
September 2017 Edition
while being uniquely compatible with furnishings
typical of commercial environments.
Undetectable Ballistic Protection in Pub-
lic Spaces
(Hear from Jeffrey Isquith, President and CEO of Amulet Bal-
listic Barriers. Courtesy of Fox 10)
As an example of need, public environments
such as airport terminals, offer little physical pro-
tection should ballistic violence occur.
By design, most airport environments
focus on creating a welcoming, yet tran-
sient environment.
Amulet Ballistic Theater Chair
As a result, well-hidden ballistic protection can
now be placed within furnishings without impact-
ing the look, feel, or comfort of the host furniture
product… delivering virtually invisible protection
deep within the public space.
Amulet is not only designed to invisibly
help protect by absorbing the impact of
bullets and shrapnel, but also works in
concert with human behavior.
Should gun violence occur, Amulet performs in
‘real-time’ as events unfold, shielding users as
they instinctively ‘duck and cover’ behind com-
mercial furnishings common to public spaces.
Consequently, furnishings and interior structures
embed with Amulet can now also serve as a life-
saving device that requires no training to use ef-
fectively.
Amulet Barrier Tech is being Integrated into Airport Furnish-
ings to Protect the Public from Acts of Terrorism
With little in the way of interior furnishings, other
seating for common areas such as departure
gates, there is no significant means of protection
should gunfire erupt.
When applied to airport seating, Amulet gives
additional purpose to these furnishings, turning
them into a formidable sheltering device should
the need arise.
“The natural tendency for a person involved di-
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