POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 28, 2019 — First Tactical has been chosen for the National Tactical Uniform Tender. They will be supplying Tactical Shirts and Trousers predominantly procured for Armed Police Officers. The award was won by the First Tactical Defender series after being trialed alongside a number of other brands as part of the tending process. Provision of this range to Armed Officers further ensures that they have kit and equipment that is fit for purpose and appropriate for the environment that they operate in.
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In addition to this recent UK Police award, the First Tactical Defender series has also been selected for use with other units and is proving to exceed expectations regarding fit, performance and comfort. The Defender Series was designed and built to handle any mission whilst maintaining the professional look needed when on patrol.
Why does the UK police need tactical clothing when they’re too busy arresting people on facebook or twitter when snowflakes are offended.
They need them for when they are policing. They face many of the same problems our police face, like a segment of the public who hates them.
You clearly have no idea what it is to Police the UK so please leave your misinformed comments at the door. This uniform is what has been needed by AFO’s and other armed officers for along time now, it seems at last the Police are getting the required equipment to the job in a more suitable uniform.
The Police here face the same problems the Police across the pond but the difference is they sometimes have to face armed offenders or persons intent on harming them with a baton and irritant spray; and can wait for sometime for armed assistance.
They are not armed on a regular basis, whether rightly or wrongly, but that is their choice so until you have done it don’t judge.
The clue is in the description, armed police, not police.
In the U.K. the vast majority of our police are unarmed, they’ll be the ones dealing with the snowflakes!!
@Uniform223 This is actually one of the most idiotic and uneducated statements I have seen on SSD.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820556/police-use-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2018-to-march-2019-hosb1319.pdf
As I am sure you are aware, firearms are not routinely carried in the UK, which means that when a firearms team is deployed, you are most likely engaging in a medium to high risk situation.
I think it is fair to say the people that carry out the 20,000+ jobs should be equipped appropriately.
On closing, I bet you banged this comment out and other comments relating to snow flakes etc. while sitting in your 5.11 ‘tactical’ pants and some form of ‘tactical’ molon punisher don’t tread on my sheep dog t-shirt as well.
Obviously a joke cannot be taken here as I was referring to such things like this…
https://www.businessinsider.com/in-britain-police-arrest-twitter-and-facebook-users-if-they-make-anti-muslim-statements-2013-5
I remember seeing the monkey’s video on these last SHOT, seemed like they had the smallest possible booth for the 1-day showcase on the very top floor which was very odd to me because these look like a great alternative to G4s at at a good price that would serve anyone well who isn’t actually the highest tier of SF and has real-world budgets etc.
I have to say to my mind this is a really good bit of news and I’m pleasantly surprised to be seeing it here, I hope First Tac do well with these.