BOCA RATON, FL – SafetyBook International (“SafetyBook”)
The SafetyBook® Sentinel makes use of high performance ballistic fibers commonly found in law enforcement body armor products which are layered and stitched to strict ballistic resistant specifications. When a bullet or projectile strikes the SafetyBook®, the engaged fibers absorb and disperse the impact energy of the bullet by deforming or “mushrooming”
Endorsed by members of law enforcement and certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to defend against small arms gunfire including .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum, .40S&W, .45ACP, 9MM and small-arms submachine gun rounds, the less-than-two-
“As we mark the tenth anniversary of Columbine today we are too-well reminded of the spiraling use of firearms still in our schools and universities to commit violent attacks” said Mark Fitzsimmons, SafetyBook® Internationals CEO and inventor of this affordable life saving device.
“This coupled with the amplified prevalence of “massacre styled” shootings throughout the world like that of the recent tragedy in Binghamton, NY have provoked us to develop a lightweight and affordable product engineered to protect the lives of innocent consumers. This is body armor for the rest of us!”
SafetyBook® bullet resistant books can be found online at Amazon.com and at select retailers, booksellers, and campus bookstores worldwide starting in early 2009. The price of the SafetyBook® is expected to retail for less than $112.
For more information on the SafetyBook® Sentinel Consumer Body Armor System or any other SafetyBook® ballistic solution, visit www.mysafetybook.com or contact Linda Beith, 561-922-7493, linda.beith@
