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Texas Armoring Says Global Financial Crisis Fuels
Kidnapping-for-Ransom Pandemic, Demand for Protection Skyrockets
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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC), the world leader in lightweight armored
passenger vehicles, announced today that requests for bulletproof
cars, trucks, and SUVs have skyrocketed as a result of
kidnappings-for-ransom across the globe.
TAC clients in Nigeria, Greece, the Philippines, Mexico, Peru, the
United States, Honduras, Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Eastern
Europe are no longer living in fear since kidnapping-for-ransom has
become an almost daily occurrence throughout the world.
"When they come to us, our clients are scared for their lives and for
the lives of their families," offered Trent Kimball, President/CEO of
TAC. "From our experience, kidnapping-for-ransom is at an all-time high
- it's literally a pandemic, and with the current financial crisis, even
criminals are getting desperate. Business owners, professionals,
political figures, religious leaders, executives, and their families
have all become targets and no one feels safe."
TAC, which produces vehicles capable of defeating black market armor-piercing
rifle rounds (e.g., 7.62 NATO x 51 AP), has put together
an array of anti-kidnapping gadgets ranging from secure deadbolt door
locks and electric shocking door handles to road tack dispensing systems
and advanced smoke screens. The company has also seen an increase in
installations of 360-degree video surveillance DVR systems in vehicles.
To meet demand, TAC also announced plans for a state-of-the-art night
vision system that will allow clients to foresee threats in the darkness
in addition to a specialized anti-magnetic undershield designed to block
the placement of explosives on vehicles.
"Unfortunately, entrepreneurial criminals throughout the world have
realized that kidnapping-for-ransom is a lucrative business - especially
in the midst of a chaotic financial crisis. Bloodshed in Honduras,
mob-violence in Greece, massive organized kidnapping plots in Nigeria
(700 motorcycles were recently purchased to carry out kidnappings in
Abia), and murders in Bulgaria and throughout the Americas are just a
few examples reported by the media," said Kimball.
"And, the problem has even spread to the United States. Right now,
Phoenix, Arizona is in the running to claim the title as the kidnapping
capital of the world, second only to Mexico City," he said.
"Ultimately, our vehicles are completely low-profile and offer advanced
protection against kidnappings-for-ransom. Our goal is to protect our
clients and their families - which is something our engineers have done
successfully here in San Antonio, Texas for over 30 years," Kimball
added.
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About Texas Armoring Corporation
Texas Armoring Corporation is the leading worldwide supplier of
lightweight armored passenger vehicles, bulletproof cars, cash-in-transit
vehicles, armored SWAT trucks, and limousines. The firm's
origins date back to the 1970s when key staff members pioneered the
luxury bulletproofing industry through producing bulletproof
cars for world leaders. For more information on armored
vehicles and Texas Armoring Corporation, please visit http://www.texasarmoring.com
or call 210.333.0211. Connect with TAC online:
TAC Website
TAC Blog
TAC Twitter
TAC Facebook
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