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Feb. 27, 2024 - Health Ranger - Mike Adams
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GEAR UP for the chaos: Hoplite Armor engineer Lyman Bishop joins Mike Adams...
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Welcome to today's interview on Brighteon.com.
I'm Mike Adams.
Thank you for joining me today.
We've got a pretty big announcement here to share with you in conjunction with Hoplite Armor, and we have the founder of Hoplite Armor, which is an American-designed, American-made body armor company.
His name is Lyman Bishop, and he's a mechanical engineer by trade, and he's designed some amazing, lightweight, but highly effective body armor products for everyday people.
So, Mr.
Bishop, welcome to the show.
Thank you for joining me today.
Thank you very much, Mike.
It's always a pleasure to be on your program.
Well, it's great to have you here today.
Thank you for taking the time.
I've got to say, starting out, that I've heard feedback from a lot of our viewers who feel a lot safer now that they have your body armor.
It's not like they're wearing it around every day, but they know that if something crazy happens, they can get to it, they can put it on, they can make themselves safer, and we live in a more lawless society today.
But I would ask you the first question.
Are you hearing from people that this is more of an everyday type of item now because of how dangerous society is becoming?
Absolutely.
When I first started the company back in 2015, I was the first person to openly sell military-grade or better body armor online to U.S. citizens.
And that demand has just been increasing exponentially.
For the first five years, I think I was maybe a little ahead of the game.
And over time, that has changed dramatically to where, at this point, it's very commonplace for people to have or otherwise be seeking to have body armor at the ready.
And like you say, not everybody's going to run around with it or train with it.
I do recommend that if you're going to the shooting range, bring it with you for safety and train accordingly.
But it is absolutely becoming much more mainstream for all the reasons you said.
Yeah, you know, it's interesting.
There was a...
Well, it's tragic.
Actually, there was a shooting in a Texas church not long ago.
It was, I think, the Joel Olsteen Church in Houston.
And according to media reports, it was another transgender shooter, I believe an illegal immigrant transgender, if I'm not mistaken, who walked into the church with a trench coat and a long rifle and a child as a human shield, and then just opened fire in the church.
Now, I don't know if it's an act of God or what, but that shooter did not hurt or kill anybody, but rather two off-duty police officers who were carrying concealed opened fire and took out that shooter within seconds, saving who knows how many lives.
So that's just an example of how dangerous society is becoming.
You can be shot at in church these days.
No, absolutely.
It's not the first time we've seen a shooting in church either.
No, no.
Not at all.
And there was another transgender shooter in a school, you know, a Christian private school.
What was it, like a year ago or something like that?
The point is, again, it's not like you're going to go to church in your body armor.
That might raise some red flags at the door.
Like, what are you doing?
But it's not a bad idea to have it in your vehicle.
If you had to, you could get to it.
If something happened wherever you are, you could get to it, you know?
Yeah.
Oh, absolutely.
And, you know, it's not uncommon, actually, for people to bring things like the shield.
This is something that you and I worked on over the last year.
And this is configured such that you can put pistol mag pouches or even a pistol holster.
Onto the shield itself.
Back up a little bit and show us that, because that's a shield that you can hold with your arm.
It's like a forearm shield.
That's right.
This does not actually have the handles on it, but this is where they would attach.
And, you know, as I say, it's got the molly webbing built into it, which allows for the magazines or the pistols to be put in place.
And more and more, I'm hearing from people that when they go to church, they're bringing a backpack with the shield in place.
There you go.
In the event that something like what we've been discussing happens, God forbid, we certainly hope that's not the case, but more and more that does seem to be a concern.
Yeah, absolutely.
And, you know, a normal-looking backpack with some ballistic protection inside it is not going to raise any red flags, and it's very useful, and you can, depending on the configuration, but you can switch it around into the front.
You can wear the backpack on your front if you want to.
That's very true.
Absolutely.
Or just depending on what you're doing.
I want to ask you, though, tell us about how these are made in America.
Because I think people are familiar with, there's a lot of lower-end, lower-cost, cheap plates that are really heavy.
I've got a few of those myself, by the way, from years past.
They're really heavy, they're really cheap, and they're not made in America, but that's not what your company does.
So tell us about them.
Yeah, that's right.
And so what you're referring to is things like steel, armor, absolutely stay away from that, very dangerous.
You've got spalling issues, which they try to mitigate with truck bed liner, and that's somewhat ineffective.
But even more of a concern, a plate like that can be easily penetrated with a standard 5.56 ball round traveling at normal speeds.
So we avoid all that altogether and always have, never have or never will sell.
Anything steel or anything made outside of the United States.
Everything we sell is made right here at home.
And we have two vendors, LTC, Leading Technology Composites, and also ITIN Defense out of Ohio.
And essentially, these are made using polymer armor materials, sometimes in conjunction with a ceramic strike face, which helps to defeat armor-piercing rounds.
And effectively, the way this is done is numerous layers of polymer armor material are laid up in a mold, hit with heat and pressure to form a cohesive plate, which is then cut to shape and affixed to the ceramic component or finished without, depending on the application.
And I think we've discussed this a little bit in the past, but it's good to review.
A Level 3 plate is an all-polymer plate, very light, buoyant.
Somewhat limited in its stopping power, which is where the ceramic component comes into play.
Okay, so yeah, walk us through Level 3 versus Level 3A and then Level 4.
And also, is it fair to say that even with Level 4 plates, there's a trade-off where if you're willing to spend more money, you can have more exotic materials that are lighter but still have Level 4 effectiveness.
Or if you're on a budget, you can get a heavier Level 4 material that is still effective, but you're going to have to lug it around.
Yeah, no, that's very true.
So you mentioned 3A, and I want to address that right away.
If there's a letter in the level, it's pistol only.
So level 3A is only going to protect you against pistol rounds.
3A will stop up to.44 Magnum, which is not insignificant.
But most of the threats that people are facing or might logically face in the future will be rifle-rated threats.
Right, like in that church scenario, that was a rifle.
I don't know what caliber that rifle was, by the way.
Nobody said.
I didn't hear.
I didn't.
But you've got to assume AR-15 or equivalent.
Right, let's assume 5.56.
Yeah, and even if it's an AK-47, you're still going to stop it with the same plate.
And that's a 3-plus plate, correct?
Let's back up a little bit.
Explain 3-plus.
Gotcha.
Because that's not an official NIJ rating, correct?
That's right.
That is correct.
Yeah, the NIJ has Level 3 and Level 4 as it relates to rifle-rated threats.
Level 3 is going to protect you against 5.56.
7.62x39, that'd be your AK-47, and your.308 in their ball round configurations.
That's just a lead core round.
Right, but only ball rounds.
Let me interrupt you there.
So it's very common now for people to have green tip.
I think it's like M855, like Lake City ammo, right?
So that's not going to be stopped by Level 3, correct?
That's right.
That's right.
And so Level 4 will stop that, but the industry has also created these intermediary levels that we call Level 3 Plus and Level 3 Plus Plus.
So in order to stop M855, you'll need a Level 3++ plate, such as the 19513, which really, in my opinion, is the ideal civilian plate.
It's lightweight, neutrally buoyant, and not only does it stop the M855, but it also stops the M855A1, which is the more advanced variant of that round.
Okay, hold on.
So this is the 19513.
I'm looking at it right now.
And so that our audience doesn't get confused, let me go ahead and mention the big thing we're going to announce today is that we're partnering with Hoplite Armor and we're carrying their products in our store.
So if you go to healthrangerstore.com right now and you search for armor, you can see this plate.
It's the Body Armor Sappy Swimmer Plate Level 3++19513-3-B. Is that the one you're talking about?
That's the one.
Absolutely.
The ideal civilian plate.
Okay.
Now, say again, what makes this ideal?
Well, so with Level 4, you have a significant ceramic component which adds a good bit of weight.
With Level 3, it's all polymer, very lightweight, but again, it won't stop rounds like the M855. That plate in particular, the 19513, has sort of this perfect balance of polymer and ceramic.
It does have the polymer backer, but it has a thinner ceramic strike face, significant enough to stop that round.
But not so much so that it adds a tremendous amount of weight, just over 5 pounds for that plate, whereas a typical equivalent level 4 might weigh 7.5 pounds.
Oh, wow.
Okay, so it's much lighter than a typical level 4.
I notice you're saying here it also stops M855A1. Isn't that the extra penetrator round?
Yes, it's the newer version of the M855. So M855 has something equivalent to like a pencil lead core.
Whereas the M855A1 actually has something that looks a little bit like a Christmas tree at the front of it, which is the steel component.
And it does have significantly more penetrating power.
Okay, right.
And I think that's the round that you never want to shoot at your steel targets at the range because it will tear them up.
That's very true, yes.
But those rounds are expensive and hard to come by, so people shouldn't worry about that round too much.
The M855 is certainly much more common.
Okay, right, exactly.
And a lot of people just have ball rounds, and so stopping the ball rounds is definitely easier.
So that's the ideal balance, you say, between weight and protection, and it's not rated level 4.
That's right.
Okay.
A level 4 is going to stop things like, what, 300 Win Mag?
Yes, all of those higher caliber rounds, all the way up to.30-06 armor piercing, which is something you're not likely to ever encounter.
Hopefully not, yes.
That would be an elite military...
Yeah, absolutely.
That's a very elite military round, something that, you know, snipers would use in a wartime scenario.
Okay.
But I will say that a lot of people do opt for level four just to go with the highest level of protection.
And those plates are, and I think this is important, a little bit easier to produce and to obtain inventory, etc., Just given the nature of that particular plate, there's a lot more of those rolling through the production line than there are with the 19513.
Now, do people typically buy these in pairs for front and back protection?
Yes.
And they are sold in pairs as well as individually.
Okay.
And then you also have the carriers, and we're going to be carrying some of your plate carriers, I believe, in our store as well that accept these.
Now, I've often said I think it's important to have plate carriers that don't look like military tactical gear.
Right.
So is that something that you're going to be able to offer us?
Yeah, well, you know, there's a couple different things.
And one of which is color, honestly.
Yeah, color.
You know, multicam or black definitely tends to put up a more tactical feel.
And perhaps in given situations, that might make a person more of a target, we'll say.
Whereas Coyote Brown and Ranger Green can be much more easily disguised with your normal attire.
They don't necessarily project that same...
Uh-huh.
And for that reason, I think those are ideal.
And, you know, these carriers are also very easily concealed.
You can wear a windbreaker.
So in a situation where perhaps you're dealing with a chaotic scenario, it might be a good idea to throw a windbreaker over.
Yeah, exactly.
You don't want to be perceived as a threat if you're just trying to protect yourself and your family, let's say.
You don't want to project that you might be a mass shooter or something like that.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Okay, so also you've got different cuts.
Could you explain the cuts?
You have the sappy cuts and the swimmer's cut, what that means?
I absolutely can, yes.
So a sappy cut is your more standard configuration.
And essentially what you have are two 45-degree cuts at the top.
These are for relief, to allow for proper movement.
But the swimmer cut, as you can see, is a little steeper.
And these, ideally, would be worn in the front and give a little bit more relief, allow for easier shouldering of your weapon, depending on a person's build.
Right.
And just to give you an example, I'm 220 pounds, 6 foot tall.
I actually wear a medium size swimmer plate in the front, sappy plate in the back.
That way I get a little more relief in the front, a little greater mobility, easier to shoulder my weapon.
But I get more coverage on the back with the sappy plate.
Yeah, okay, good point.
I think that is the best configuration.
I've found the sappy cut to be a little bit restrictive when I've worn them.
The other thing I want to mention is I've noticed that a lot of people tend to wear these plates too low, and they need to bring them up because you need to cover, you know, I mean, you don't want to get shot here either.
It's not just to protect your torso.
It's to protect, well, I mean, Everything, I mean, your neck area, at least the lower neck area too, right?
Proper placement would be about an inch and a half below the clavicle.
Got it.
And if you're looking at it from the side, you really, you want your back plate to sit a little bit above the Your chest plate.
That makes sense.
So, think of it this way, you know, if you're looking at it from the side, ideally you want your back plate to sit maybe an inch or an inch and a half higher than your chest plate, and that is a very common mistake.
In fact, I see that very frequently in photos or videos of police, military SWAT, running their operations.
Less so with military, but still not uncommon.
Recent video I saw of Benjamin Netanyahu.
I mean, he had a Body armor played carry-on, but he had a huge gap at the top on the back, six inches at least.
And so that is something to be mindful of.
It maybe takes a little getting used to.
And so what I really recommend for people is when you get your armor, certainly size it to yourself.
Take the time to fit it properly, to get a handle on how these things are supposed to be worn.
Take the opportunity to wear it as often as you can.
I don't necessarily recommend you wearing it to the grocery store, but if you're going to the shooting range, bring it there.
If you're doing dry firing drills at your house, wear it while you're doing it.
Any opportunity that you have.
Yeah, I completely agree with that.
I walk my animals frequently, and I will often wear a plate for that very purpose.
It's getting your body used to wearing it, and also breaking in the plate carrier.
Both of those things, over time, they become a lot more comfortable.
Exactly right.
The thing about...
Texas, where I live, is that in the summer, these can get quite hot.
Adding a plate carrier on top of other things can get very hot.
So you need to think about heat dissipation.
You need to make sure that you still have places where you can sweat your arms or legs and so on in order to dissipate heat, because it can add up.
Oh yeah, that's very true.
Absolutely.
You know, you have to take that into consideration.
And that's one of the reasons why I think it's a good idea to practice wearing it, even just around the house.
Get familiar with it.
As you say, break it in.
Make it feel like it's a part of yourself because...
Body garment that's not worn isn't going to do you any good.
And the more you wear it, the more you become comfortable with it, the more it becomes a part of you, the more easily you're going to find yourself reaching for it in a crisis situation.
And that's also a critical point.
The more you practice putting it on, the faster you get at putting it on.
Very true.
Because if you're going to keep it, let's say, by your bed or in your bedroom somewhere and, I don't know, something crazy happens.
World War III starts, the invasion is on, and your neighborhood has been targeted.
You need to be able to put that on in the dark because you don't want to turn on your lights and announce, you know, here I am.
So you want to be able to put it on in the dark.
You want to be able to do it quickly.
And also then be able to, you know, deploy your firearm potentially with, obviously, you know, night sights and whatever else you have going.
But you need to be able to do that automatically, even when you're drowsy or, I mean, you've just awakened.
Make sense?
That's exactly right.
Yeah, absolutely.
And practice makes perfect.
Yeah, for sure.
That's why, I mean, when I've done rifle training, they just go through drills seemingly hundreds of times.
And the whole point is you don't have to think about it.
Your body just does it.
And you don't have to go through all the process.
Okay, so the big announcement today, again, is that we are now carrying Hoplite Armor products at HealthRangerStore.com.
And if you go to our store, you can just search for Armor.
Or you'll be able to find them under preparedness, by the way.
We have many preparedness items there.
And then we've got a selection here, including the femoral body armor plates and the groin body armor plate as well.
Oh, shoulder armor plates.
Can you talk to us about these accessory plates, why they're important for some people?
Yes, absolutely.
And shoulder plates in particular, right?
Because the shoulder is the gateway to the heart and lungs.
Lateral impacts to the deltoid can certainly make their way into the thoracic cavity, and that can be obviously life-threatening.
So that's really the flagship product that I launched the company with.
Initially, going back to the year 2000, I was involved in a DARPA project called Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation, which gave rise to the geometry that I then drew from to create not only the shoulder plates, but the femoral plates as well.
And the reason I think femoral plates are important is they do protect the femoral artery against front-facing threats, which is, again, a very common threat, a very...
Sad to say, something that has cost many men their lives.
Yeah.
Oh, we just lost your video there, Lyman.
But, oh, no, it's back.
I agree with you.
And I do just want to add, you know, this all depends on the threat level that you think you may be facing.
Obviously, everything adds weight.
Yes.
And it can become quite cumbersome putting on lots of different plates.
But also, I don't know, you might live close to the border.
And you might be expecting an actual invasion, or frankly, you might live in a town somewhere in Colorado that's been taken over by a bunch of illegals who are actually working for a foreign enemy and waiting for orders to go sabotage the local neighborhood of the power plant or something, right?
So, I mean, it's better to be prepared than be sorry about it.
That's very true.
And everything that you just mentioned, I think, is a viable threat, especially these days with wide open borders and military-age men flooding over into our country unchecked.
That is certainly something that causes me great concern and something that I think should, if for no other reason, that might be a motivator for people to have these sorts of things in their arsenal as something that they can draw on should they need it.
Because the American middle class is the single most powerful and influential group of people that has ever existed.
And quite honestly, we are what stands in the way of the globalist agenda.
And so by all means, we need to reinforce and strengthen that base, that foundation that really is the lifeblood of the American dream.
Yeah, I mean, we are clearly going to have to defend our nation together against foreign invaders.
And even the FBI recently briefed 300-plus sheriffs in Washington, D.C. There's a big meeting there.
The FBI said it's only a matter of when, not if, there are going to be big domestic terrorism events.
And part of it is because of America's involvement in various conflicts around the world, which is creating a lot of hatred against America, a lot of hatred among the very people who are crossing our wide open border, by the way, in many cases.
And then there are also communist threats where there may be communist agents that are intentionally planted in America.
And I've seen more and more people refer to America as a war zone, an actual war zone.
I mean, we saw those cops get beat up by those illegals in New York City recently.
It was crazy.
It's nothing I really honestly ever expected to see.
But when I started the company, it was with the idea to protect the American people against any potential threat.
You know, I felt in my heart that there were threats on the horizon.
The threats that we face today supersede anything that I imagined at the time.
So by all means, I feel like I'm in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing for the right people.
Absolutely.
That's why we have wanted to partner with you, and I think I've been interviewing you for a couple of years now, and we have, I don't know how many thousands of our customers have your product, and I've had nothing but positive feedback about it, except for a couple of whiners.
It's like, it's...
You know, it's heavy.
Well, I mean, it's not that heavy.
You should buy the cheaper plates.
Those are way heavier, you know?
That's true.
I mean, wearing five pounds on your chest is not a big deal because of how it's sort of centered in your center of gravity.
You know what I mean?
Well, and that's where the multiple curves come into play, too, because the more points of contact that you have on the body, the better the weight is distributed.
That's true.
And the less wear stress that you're going to feel.
And that also plays into the idea of becoming acclimated to it.
If you never wear it and all of a sudden you throw 15 pounds on, well it feels heavy.
But if you wear it, let's say if you're doing exercises at home, push-ups, pull-ups, all of a sudden that weight really starts to dissipate in terms of what you feel.
Yeah, but that's good training, though.
If you're doing home exercise, put on the plate, add weight while you're doing push-ups and pull-ups and sit-ups and whatever.
And that's actually a really great way to train with it to make you stronger.
Absolutely.
I've been doing it for years.
Oh, that's awesome.
Yeah.
Okay, so let me ask you a question that you might find a little curious, but I'm sure you've been asked this before.
Not that anybody should attempt to do this, obviously, because we're concerned about safety, but should someone actually be shot while wearing one of these plates?
What would that feel like?
Well, you know, it's said that when you're wearing a soft armor vest and you get shot, it feels like getting hit with a ball-peen hammer.
I've never been shot wearing a plate, thank goodness, but the guys that I've talked to that have, you know, it feels more like a push.
A heavy push.
Sometimes it'll knock a guy down, depending on the round.
There's a video that was going around a few years ago of a guy standing outside an armored vehicle.
He was hit with the equivalent of a.30-06 armor piercing round and knocked him down, but he got right back up real quick.
No broken bones.
Wow.
No internal injuries.
Did he have to change his uniform underwear?
I mean, that would be like, you'd be praising God if you got shot with a.30-06 and you stood back up.
Oh my goodness.
Yeah, yeah.
I did have one guy reach out to me.
He took three shots from point-blank range.
And suffered no life-threatening injuries.
I think at that range, it didn't feel good, especially taking three rounds.
But as I understand it, his friends quickly dealt with the threat, and he was fine to continue on with his mission.
Obviously, he changed out his plate as soon as he could, which is what I recommend if your plate does take a bullet.
Yeah.
It's a good idea to replace it.
Some people even go to the extent of buying extras, just in case.
Right, right.
That was my next question.
So I do understand that these plates technically can survive multiple rounds.
You just mentioned three.
But with each round it takes, it further compromises its ability to sustain additional hits, correct?
That is true, yes.
The NIJ requirement is six rounds of each of the given threats per plate in a testing scenario that's done from a distance of about 50 feet, and typically with a two-inch gap between each impact.
So they can definitely take multiple rounds.
I've even put rounds one on top of the other and seen the plate hold up and stop the threat No problem, but absolutely, should you find yourself in a situation where the plate's taking a hit, good idea to replace it.
Yeah, that's, wow, that's true.
Okay, so let's talk about plates for women.
Number one, I know you were at least working for some time on a special design for women.
Is that something you're still working on, or what's the status?
So that is actually in development now, and Essentially, it's what you might imagine, right?
The backplate is universal, male or female.
But we did design a plate specifically contoured to fit the female body.
And that is in the early stages of development now.
So I expect those to be ready sometime in the next few months.
And we're currently doing that in a level 3 plus configuration.
Okay.
Because of the lightweight and the buoyancy.
Moving forward from there, we'll develop it into a lightweight body armor solution, which is, I know, something that a lot of your viewers are very interested in, and that is another project that we have in the works right now.
And that utilizes a lighter weight ceramic.
We touched on level 4 and ceramic, but what we didn't talk about is The variations in that.
And so your standard ceramic, and this is maybe getting a little technical, but your standard ceramic is going to be what's called an aluminum oxide ceramic solution.
Carbide provides a lighter weight and a higher performing solution.
And so that is actually available already on your site with the 26300 plate.
That's the lightweight level four.
But we are designing in-house a similar solution in an effort to cut costs because those do tend to be a little pricey.
Okay, yeah.
So I brought that up.
That's a $3,000 plate.
Is that $3,000 per plate, correct?
No, that's actually per set.
Oh, that's a set.
Oh, okay.
All right.
Well, that's a relief, but it's still very expensive for a lot of people.
But for someone where the weight really matters and money is no object, this could be a great choice.
How much weight does this shave off the cheaper version?
This is going to put you...
Into something that's even a little lighter than the 19513.
So sub five pounds is the typical range.
Let's say for a medium, whether it be a sappy or a swimmer, you're going to be under five pounds.
Okay, so level four protection under five pounds.
That's right.
That's right.
And now like a cheap level four protection would weigh what, like eight pounds?
A little more, maybe eight and a half.
The 26225, which is a single curve level four.
The least expensive Level 4 plate that we have available and that's listed on your website.
It's a great solution.
It does its job, but it's a little heavier.
And because of the ceramic that's used in that solution, it's a lower-grade aluminum ceramic, which essentially...
It restricts our ability to form that plate into anything other than a single curve.
It only curves left to right.
So, you know, it's a good budget solution, but if you're going to be wearing it long term, I definitely would recommend going with something like the 26605.
And that right there is our most popular level four.
It's really the best of both worlds.
It is an aluminum ceramic, but it's a higher grade aluminum ceramic And with that, it also has a lightweight backer.
So 7.5 pounds with a swimmer plate.
I believe it's 6.8 pounds going from memory.
All right, so here it is, the 26605.
This is level 4.
It's $750 instead of $3,000.
Yes.
But I can already tell it's thicker.
It is thicker, but part of that is a foam pad on the body side.
So there's a quarter inch plus or minus thick foam pad on the body side to help mitigate the blunt force impact trauma that one might receive upon getting hit with a projectile.
Right, right.
But, you know, bruises will be the least of your concern if that happens.
You'd be like, thank God it's only a bruise.
Yeah.
Okay, so Lyman, we're out of time here for today, but is there anything you want to, you know, final thoughts for today's interview you want to leave our audience with?
Well, you know, I know that we've given everybody a lot of different technical details to think about and really to kind of cut through the fog.
I'm just going to recommend the 26605 as sort of the ideal, most readily available.
I know the 19513 is really sort of perfect for the American civilian, but the 26605 is one that It's a little bit easier to maintain inventory on, and I suppose that's something we should talk about.
Most of these things are in stock now, and everything is scheduled to be in stock at the end of the month, which is obviously a big bonus, and you won't have to worry about lead times.
Okay.
All right.
But you and I both know that the minute some kind of war event breaks out, This inventory is going to be wiped out in like two days.
It goes quick.
It does.
And that's why we have large orders already in the queue to try to feed that in advance of some of these threats.
Okay, well, thank you for creating the supply chain domestically in the United States.
I think that's going to be really important, given that we're facing probably World War.
I mean, let's be honest, folks.
Things aren't looking very good out there.
Keep it legal wherever you are.
I believe body armor is not legal in New York State, is my understanding.
So you can't ship it there, right?
That is correct.
Yes, we cannot ship it there unless someone meets the occupational requirement, military, police, or armed security.
Oh, okay.
Yeah, that's great.
All right, so anyway, folks, check your local laws.
That's your responsibility, but they won't be shipped to New York.
But is there any other state where it's banned?
Well, Connecticut requires a face-to-face transaction, so we have a dealer in New Hampshire.
We can take orders for Connecticut over the phone.
You can as well.
And essentially what we do in that case is what the people pay online serves as a deposit.
We send our dealer from New Hampshire to make the delivery face-to-face to meet the requirement of that law.
And then there's a small $50 fee to cover his time and expense.
Oh, okay.
Wow, that's interesting.
So it has to be like home-delivered.
Yeah, that's Connecticut for you.
And more and more we see states enacting laws that are restricting civilian ownership.
However, in many cases, even with California, they tried and they wrote into the law a grandfather clause.
So my recommendation there is get it while you can, I suppose.
No kidding.
Because if your state makes it illegal, they will likely have a grandfather clause, and then you have no legal concerns.
A grandfather clause meaning that if you already own it, you can keep it, but you won't be allowed to buy new at that point.
That's exactly right.
Wow.
All right.
Well, thank you, Lyman, for your time today and for all that you're doing.
We really appreciate your designs.
You are saving people's lives.
That's the bottom line.
Your products are saving lives.
Well, it's a labor of love.
It's something I felt called to do, and like I said, I was a little ahead of the curve there, but I can see now that this is something that's going to be in demand for...
Well, the duration.
Yeah, I'm sure that's the case.
And I would imagine there's a lot of Texas law enforcement watching this right now that are hoping they could get some of your plates.
This pin I have was given to me by a retired Texas Ranger.
So it's a Texas Ranger pin and a Texas flag pin, just to recognize what we're doing here at Brighton to help try to restore the rule of law in Texas.
And there are some very good sheriffs and deputies in Texas who are working to protect this state.
And there's some Texas Rangers that already have hot plate armor shoulder plates.
Oh, yeah.
I'm sure that's the case.
I mean, Texas Rangers are getting it done right now.
That is a crew you do not want to mess with.
The cartels fear the Texas Rangers, let me tell you.
I believe that.
I do, yeah.
Yep.
Absolutely.
All right.
Well, thank you, Lyman.
Thank you for your time today.
Thank you for all that you do.
You're welcome.
Thank you.
Okay, take care.
So again, folks, the big announcement today is we are now carrying Hoplite Armor products at HealthRangerStore.com if you want to take advantage of those.
Of course, there are restrictions.
We can't ship to New York.
And he just mentioned the situation in Connecticut.
Everywhere else, it seems that it's legal to ship to you.
But be sure to check your local laws and...
Act with common sense about where you're going to put on body armor.
Going to a firearms training range seems perfectly acceptable, but you don't want to just slap on body armor and walk into a mall or something.
You're probably going to have an encounter with law enforcement pretty quickly in that scenario.
So just exercise some common sense, folks.
Thank you for watching today.
I'm Mike Adams here, the founder of Brighteon.com.
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I want to show you what we have put together here in terms of our really popular, now wheat-free, certified organic, lab-tested macaroni and cheese meal mixes.
I've got them on my desk here.
The way we sell them, it's in a mini-bucket format.
You see the bottom ones there.
And inside each bucket...
Are three of these packs right here, which is vacuum-packed.
It's nitrogen-flooded and then vacuumed in a very rugged, long-term, stable bag.
This is wheat-free.
It's made out of amaranth as well as quinoa.
So this holds its shape and texture and tastes really great.
It's not like gritty and mushy like whole wheat macaroni tends to be.
So we have this, and then this is a cheese pack that's also very durable, rugged packing.
And this, you know, no garbage, no artificial colors, no fillers, nothing like that.
And in the cheese pack are very simple certified organic ingredients.
Check it out.
Organic white cheddar powder, organic heavy cream powder, organic butter powder, organic whey protein powder, organic onion powder, and organic black pepper powder.
And that's it, folks.
There's no fillers, no artificial flavors.
No artificial colors.
I mean, no colors of any kind, actually, in it.
And it's very easy to make.
It's extremely delicious.
Now, it does not have any salt added.
We did that on purpose because we wanted people to be able to salt it according to your own taste.
So for those having a...
Like a low sodium diet, you can easily incorporate this.
I mean, check the nutrition facts label.
It still does have sodium naturally in the cheese, but we did not add any salt.
So it can be incorporated into a low sodium diet if that's something that you're paying attention to.
For the rest of us, I add salt to this, by the way, and I don't normally add salt to anything.
But this is so low in the salt, because we didn't add any salt to the recipe, that I think you actually have to add a little bit of salt to bring out the flavor and make it taste really delicious.
And then it does when you add a little bit of salt to it.
So all you've got to do is boil water.
You boil the elbows for 5 to 10 minutes.
And then you add in the cheese powder, you stir it in, you're done.
And it's super delicious.
This is a really great preparedness meal.
I think you'll really love this.
We also have, this is very popular.
It is an organic banana, peanut butter, and chocolate instant superfood shake.
Now, this product, which is available in various quantities, if you go to our store, you can just buy one canister or you can buy them in groups.
This also is very delicious, but very simple.
Look at the ingredients.
Organic whey protein powder, banana powder, also organic, peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, which is a low glycemic sweeter.
And that's it, folks.
It's all organic.
It's laboratory certified.
It's super delicious.
It blends with water or other kinds of milks.
You know, it could be a nut milk or a cow's milk or whatever you want.
It's delicious hot or cold, and it's just incredibly nutritious and very clean because we do all the testing.
So these are two relatively new products, well brand new actually, that are in stock right now, at least at the moment.
And we'll probably be sold out of them pretty quickly, but we'll make more.
It just takes time to source all these ingredients.
It took us many months to get the cheddar cheese powder and the organic cream powder, the butter powder, and the whey.
I mean, frankly, all the animal products are taking a very long time to get sourced right now.
But we're doing the best we can.
We have these available.
Super delicious.
And this is just the first of many kind of instant meals that we're formulating right now.
So macaroni and cheese is one of many that we'll have soon.
We're going to have different kind of soups, like a lentil soup and also an organic chili product.
And they're all going to be based on the same kind of philosophy.
Clean, simple, lab-tested ingredients with no artificial anything whatsoever, and also very lower sodium compared to what's typically out there, because I don't know about you, but I don't want to just eat a bunch of salt and MSG, you know?
That's what a lot of storable food is, just a bunch of salt and sugar and MSG and textured vegetable protein garbage.
And we're not into that.
Not at all.
This is real food, real nutrition, real tastes.
And it's available right now at healthrangerstore.com.
Just go there.
You can search for peanut butter to find our chocolate banana peanut butter shake.
Or if you want the macaroni and cheese, just go to healthrangerstore.com and search for organic wheat-free macaroni and cheese with no salt added.
Or check out...
There are hundreds of other products, such as, like, you can look at herbs right here.
All these different categories, different herbs and tinctures.
We have garden seeds.
We have superfoods.
We have personal care products.
Here we have organic turmeric gold extract.
We have the knives, the Dawson knives.
I've co-designed these with Dawson knives.
You've probably heard about these.
This is under preparedness.
Survival gear.
We've got, well, let me just show you.
We've got all the different knives right here made of the corrosion-resistant MagnaCut alloy.
Mass ratio is one very popular.
That's back in stock now.
Consequences, covert knife, and more.
We've got other knives available, including Escape from L.A. Hey, I wonder, is that sold out?
Hard to keep in stock.
But check it all out at HealthRangerStore.com.
This is how you can support us.
And then we give back to you in a multitude of ways with knowledge, with empowerment, with the large language model we're going to be giving away here soon, coming up end of March, with all the interviews and all the things that we do, plus we just made a $100,000 donation to Convoy of Hope of non-GMO vitamin C. So when we are able to,
we buy an extra large batch of raw materials and then we use our in-house manufacturing and testing and we will overproduce certain batches knowing that we can use Convoy of Hope to distribute them to people in need We're good to go.
And we will continue to support people in need anywhere that we can.
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