Designers of New Police Gear for Women at SHOT Show
As anyone who has had to wear one probably already knows, uniforms aren’t always, well…uniform. Actually, a better way to put that would be to say that uniforms are too uniform for the diversity of bodies that need to be put inside them. “One size fits all” doesn’t always hold true and “unisex” gear often makes too many compromises on both sides to serve either one very well.
These issues can result in the wearer being uncomfortable, which can often be quite a nuisance. In the case of people who may be wearing their uniforms in life-or-death situations, having to deal with gear fit issues can be much worse than just a nuisance.
Cleveland Ohio business partners Denise Czack and Tanya Sirl recognized this issue with uniforms for female police officers and decided to so something about it by creating the Her BlueWear Uniforms company. Her BlueWear Uniforms takes a big step in helping to provide the right gear for the right job to female officers. Continue reading
MyGunDB Developer To Attend SHOT Show
If you’re reading this blog, chances are that you’re probably at least somewhat interested in firearms. Maybe you’re a gun enthusiast, collector, dealer or otherwise involved with firearms. Either way, you can probably appreciate the situation that many gun owners face in keeping track of their firearms. Many owners and collectors wish to keep track of their collection of firearms and accessories for insurance purposes, to stay current on periodic maintenance and a variety of other reason. Licensed dealers are required by the ATF to keep records detailing all of their firearms acquisitions and dispositions and, if they’ve got any sense, they want to keep a close eye on their inventory.
Enter MyGunDB, a cross-platform software application from Intelligent Firearms Solutions that meets all of the above needs and more. MyGunDB allows users to keep a secure, detailed database of their firearms and accessories that includes prices, actual values, maintenance schedules, rounds fired, purchase and sale details and much more. MyGunDB is such a valuable tool that various entities, including the CMP, have chosen to pair up with the developer to release their own licensed version of MyGunDB. In fact, there is even a MyGunDB GunLink Edition!
We got a chance to catch up with Alan Ellis, developer of the IFS MyGunDB software, and ask him a few questions. If you’d like to learn more, you can find Alan on Twitter and facebook.
GunLink: Hi, Alan. How are you doing today?
Alan Ellis: Excellent! Getting ready for a new release so coding, coding, coding!
GL: So, you’re the man behind the MyGunDB software? Tell us a little about the software.
AE: Yep, MyGunDB is my baby! A user once described MyGunDB as Quickbooks for your firearms. It’ll help you track your firearm stats, accessories, pictures, factory and reloaded ammo, maintenance schedule — pretty much everything a collector needs! It’s the best way to keep your collection organized Continue reading
The Countdown to SHOT Show is On
Tick tock tick tock… The countdown to the 2012 NSSF SHOT Show is on and GunLink is headed there!
If you didn’t already know, the SHOT Show is being held Januay 17-20, 2012 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas and it’s the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries. Last year’s show drew a total attendance of close to 60,000 with well over 1,500 exhibitors.
We at GunLink are excited to have the opportunity to cover the show this year. It should be a lot of fun, both for us as well as you, the readers. We’ve already got a list of places to go and people to see but, to make sure that our SHOT Show coverage is tailored to you, we want to hear which exhibitors and other show features YOU want to see covered. Let us know here on the blog, over on the forums or via Twitter what you want to get out of our SHOT coverage.
We’ll be posting show updates and news before, during and after the show through our various channels. We have various opportunities for interested parties to syndicate our SHOT Show content through their own blogs and media as well as opportunities for GunLink SHOT Show coverage sponsorship. If you’d like more information about these opportunities, please let us know as soon as possible and we can send you the details.
