Bulletproof seat
Start-up Company Skirts Firearm Debate by Developing Imaginative Invention to Protect People from the Scourge of Gun Violence.
A tech-minded e-commerce company has designed and manufactured an imaginative, revolutionary solution to fight back against the scourge of school shootings. The device, called the CoverMe-Seat (https://www.covermeseat.com/about) is a portable, lightweight folding seat that can be transformed into a bulletproof vest In total, the complete process takes a few seconds. CoverMe-Seat preserves the body of the wearer from several types of handgun rounds and with an optional rear plate it can stop rounds fired from a high-powered rifle like an AR-15, which enables it to be more protective than standard vests, jackets and backpacks.
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“No-one wants to be anxious, thinking about how to keep themselves protected from gunfire,” said Aaron Ansel, the startup’s founder. “The politicians in this country need to pass bipartisan firearm-law reform, which we support, but while that’s being worked on, this is an effective, timely solution that doesn’t require any laws to start using.”
The seat is more protective than bulletproof backpacks because it provides protection to the front and back of the user. Also, using the ballistic shield you are protected against AR-15 rounds, something that almost no bulletproof product can do, at least not practically. The seat weighs less than six pounds, less than a six-pack.
Andrew Enke, Chief Engineer, previously designed and developed spinal equipment. “I was careful to engineer the CoverMe-Seat to convert easily into a bulletproof vest. We designed the CoverMe-Seat around the idea that there’s practically no-one who is going to put on a bulletproof coat whenever they go outside. With the bulletproof seat, we sought to overcome the fallacy that being protected requires you to be be uncomfortable or awkward. “
The CoverMe-Seat can be pre-ordered for just $100 online at covermeseat.com
