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FBI Launches "Active Shooter" web site.

"In 57 percent of the shootings, an officer arrives while shooting is still underway. 

Patrol officers are most likely responding 

alone, or with a partner. 

When responding alone, 

75 percent had to take action, and a third of those officers are shot by the intruder."

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cirg/active-shooter-and-mass-casualty-incidents

FBI Launches "Active Shooter" Web Site

In 57 percent of the shootings, an officer arrives while shooting is still underway.  

Patrol officers are most likely responding alone, or with a partner. 

When responding alone, 75 percent had to take action, 

and a third of those officers are shot by the intruder.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/news_blog/fbi-launches-active-shooter-webpage

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Venture Ballistics is proud, and honored 

to have our aerospace designed ballistic shields 

as part of the renowned CQB Institute close combat instruction.

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BUNT Urban Combat Ballistic Shield NIJ Level III in action. 

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The NIJ Level III BUNT Urban Combat Shield is designed to protect the upper torso, neck and head. Forty-three percent of police officers killed in the line of duty die as a result of gunshot wounds to the upper torso, neck and head. The Bunt Shield is light weight and designed to used by patrol officers as well as SWAT teams.

NIJ Level IIIA and NIJ Level III

The SRO Immienent Threat ballistic shield was designed and priced specifically for School Resource Officers.  

At only $ 475.00, the "SRO"  is the most affordable and extreme ballistic shield on the market today.  

VBC is offering the "Imminent Threat" Shield direct to School Resource Officers.

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Attention School Resource Officers:

Witness the SRO "Imminent Threat" Ballistic Shield being tested at the 29th annual SWAT Round-Up International competition in Orlando

The extreme stopping power is awesome ...

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Attention School Resource Officers

Introducing the affordable

SRO "Imminent Threat"

Ballistic Shield.  

(N IJ Level IIIA, and Level III)

Now selling direct to

School Resource Officers

and School Administrators.

Dealers welcome. 

Please call 809-941-8159

The Sandy Hook elementry school massacre once again shows that a determined, or deranged shooter will easily bypass locked doors, and security check-in procedures.  

The best defense against a school shooter is "immediate and Deadly force" by trained security personel.

The SRO "Immiment Threat" shield was designed solely for "immediate"  target aquisition.

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Monroe County Florida Sheriff 

"Rick" Ramsay

This week VBC salutes the unique Monroe County Florida Sheriff's Office and it's "best of the best" Special Weapons and Tactics Team.

Serving the Florida Keys presents unique challenges from an array of law enforcement missions, and requirements.

Stretching from Key Largo to Key west, the logistic challenges alone are staggering.

Congratulations to Sheriff elect "Rick" Ramsay, and Godspeed to retiring Sheriff Bob Peryam.

Retiring Sheriff Bob Peryam

"Do the right thing, at the right time,

for the right reason....always."

• Graduated Marathon High School, 1984
• Florida Keys Institute of Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Academy - 1987
• Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy
• Southern Police Institute's Command Officers Development Course

Richard A. “Rick” Ramsay and his twin sister Laura were born on November 16, 1965 to Dick and Thea Ramsay on Long Island, New York. The family; along with his older sister Beth, moved to the Florida Keys in 1976. Rick graduated from Marathon High School in 1984 as President of his class. His affinity for the field of law enforcement began in school, where he was in the Safety Patrol, eventually serving as Captain. He was also a member of the Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Explorers program.

Rick’s strong desire to serve his community led him to attend the Florida Keys Institute of Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Academy class of 1987. Upon graduation Rick began his career with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office as a road patrol deputy.

Rick’s next post was in the Traffic Enforcement Unit. He was promoted to sergeant of that unit before transferring back to Road Patrol in a supervisory role. He held the position of road patrol sergeant, then became detective sergeant of the Monroe County HIDTA Group , in the Special Operations and Narcotics Division.

In the year 2000, Rick was promoted to lieutenant of the Special Operations Division and was placed in charge of all investigative functions including; general crimes, crime scene investigations and special teams. In 2001, Rick earned the rank of captain and began serving as commander of operations at the Main Detention Facility, followed by a stint as captain of the Lower Keys District. During 2003 Rick advanced to the position of lieutenant colonel, and in 2004 Rick was again promoted to the rank of Colonel – Undersheriff of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. In 2012, he ran for Sheriff and was elected with an overwhelming majority of the vote.

While Sheriff Ramsay has commanded many areas of the department during his career, he has also continued his education during that time. He attended the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy and the Southern Police Institute’s Command Officers Development Course. He has also been trained in Line Supervision, Middle Management, and Crisis Management.

In addition to his law enforcement service, Rick has served 15 years as a Volunteer Firefighter in Marathon, rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. He also held the title of chief of Marathon Rescue. Rick counts his years as a Volunteer Firefighter as some of his most satisfying in public service.

Sheriff Ramsay’s community service also carries over to the non-profit sector. He is involved in many local organizations and is a member of many boards of directors, including:

• United Way
• Florida Keys Children’s Shelter
• Guidance Care Center for Mental Health
• Fisherman’s Hospital
• MARC House
• Florida Keys Institute of Criminal Justice Training Advisory Board
• Monroe County Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Community
• Healthy Families Monroe (a Wesley House program)
• Military Affairs Committee

Sheriff Ramsay has been recognized with the following awards for his efforts in Law Enforcement and Community Service:

• American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2010 – Keys Memorial Post 145. Subsequently, Colonel Ramsay was chosen out of 67 of his peers state-wide as 2010-2011 American Legion State Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
• Sheriff Ramsay is the most decorated Deputy in the history of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, receiving 93 commendations of Merit. He has received all the awards the Office bestows including the Medal of Valor for saving the life of a man trapped in a drainage pipe filled with lethal fumes.

Sheriff Ramsay has served the residents and visitors of Monroe County for 25 years with dedication, honesty, and ethical service. Throughout his tenure with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, he is proud of his of his exemplary service record and the fact that there has never been disciplinary action taken against him.

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The Monroe County Florida Sheriff's SWAT team is a county wide unit, answering to the Sheriff's Special Operations Division, headed up by Chief Lou Caputo.

SWAT Team leader Sergeant Joel Slough, pictured here as he prepares his team for a rigorous, and challenging SWAT qualification test that is administered numerous times of the year.

SWAT team members are required to succesfully complete a timed military special forces obstacle course, and must qualify with a variety of weapons.

Sergeant Slough's motto for training, and readiness comes from the legendary Greek warrior and poet Archilochus, c 650 BC.

"We don't rise to the level of our expectations ...

we fall to the level of our training."