Covering Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Walker and Washington Counties
The Texas State legislature currently has a couple bills (89R HB2217) proposed by District 12 Representative Trey Wharton and (89R SB1788) by Senator Brent Hagenbuch to provide bullet resistant windshields, side windows and door panels to all law enforcement patrol vehicles across Texas. We encourage all Texans to reach out to their respective representatives and senators to support this important initiative.
HB 2217 was presented to the Criminal Justice, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs committee for discussion on March 26, 2025. Tomball Police Chief Jeff Bert, Brazos Co Sheriff Deputy Lt Ed Ramirez and OSS President Dr Clifford Dorn presented testimony in support of the bill. Also in attendance were OSS Board member Sarah Ferguson and Brazos Co Deputy Brittany Re. The bill passed the committee favorably and was sent to the house for consideration.
Texas HB2217 Passed
Governor Abbott signs the bill
Texas HB2217 authored by State of Texas Respresentative Trey Wharton, District 13, has passed in the Texas Legislature. The bill will go into effect on Sept 1, 2025 and will establish a Criminal Justice Grant to provide funding for ballistic glass protection for local law enforcement patrol cars in Texas. A special Thank you to all of the Representatives who co-authored the bill and to Senator Brent Heganbuch for sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Thanks to all the Senators for voting unanimously in support of the bill. LIVES WILL BE SAVED!
Our Purpose
The Texas legislature recently passed SB2222 to provide bullet resistant windows for all of the Texas Department of Public Safety patrol vehicles in response to two separate incidences of officers being shot through the windows of their patrol cars. TDPS Trooper Chad Walker was shot on March 26, 2021 near Mexia, Texas and died from his injuries. He was merely stopping to assist a disabled vehicle when he was ambushed. TDPS Trooper Juan Tovar was shot through his side window on April 8, 2021 while trying to apprehend a mass shooter fleeing from Bryan, Texas. After the second shooting in the Brazos Valley in Central Texas, concerned citizens in Bryan/College Station decided to start an initiative to provide lifesaving bullet resistant windows for all of the patrol vehicles in the Brazos Valley, starting with Brazos County. Dr. Clifford Dorn, the founder of Backing the Badge BCS along with Kristi Schiller of K9s4Cops decided to form Operation Safe Shield as a non-profit to generate funds to further this initiative.
The initial scope of operation will be to equip all law enforcement departments in Brazos County including Bryan Police, College Station Police, Texas A&M University Police, Blinn College Police (Bryan), Brazos County Sheriff’s Office, and all Brazos County Constables.
We also plan to expand our reach to all seven counties in the Brazos Valley including Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington Counties. Money donated for a specific county will be earmarked for that county. When we need emergency assistant from a violent encounter, it is nice to know that someone will come to our rescue. Giving rescuers an added layer of protection just seems logical.
Your contribution can help make this initiative possible. How much are you willing to spend to protect the life of someone coming to protect you?
Return fire, one way glass
Our bullet resistant, one way side glass protects you from level IIIA threats while maintaining the ability to actively protect yourself. The advanced design prevents penetrations from the outside in, while allowing you to return fire from the inside out.
Side window protection for all NIJ Level IIIA attacks!
NIJ Level IIIA door panels weigh less than 10 lbs
Windshields can actually protect from multiple rifle rounds before failure
Live Fire Demo - Arlington PD
AR 15 - 5.56 Nato
AK47 - 7.62
12ga Shotgun - 00 buckshot & slug
LIVES SAVED!
Tomball Police Officer protected by ballistic windshield
Leon County Deputy Ambushed
Honored. That’s the only word that feels right when we share that a Leon County, TX Deputy is alive today—thanks to the protection of a BallisTech Vehicle Armor Package.
While responding to a 911 call, Deputy Keith Bitz came under fire upon arrival. Eight rounds were fired directly into the windshield. Every single one was stopped by the strength and engineering of OptiShield Tactical Transparent Armor—a U.S.-made ballistic glass solution manufactured by Custom Glass Solutions, LLC and integrated as part of our BallisTech offerings. The officer walked away uninjured, and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident.
As more patrol vehicles are upfitted with advanced ballistic protection, more officers will come home safe. We, and Texas agencies owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Operation Safe Shield, whose unwavering support helped pass Texas House Bill 2217, delivering crucial funding to protect Texas officers with this lifesaving technology.
What we provide to Departments
Operation Safe Shield provides fundraising activities to help small law enforcement departments in Texas to protect their vehicles with bullet resistant glass. We are providing the same package of protection that is currently being provided to all Texas Department of Public Safety patrol vehicles.
The package includes the following:
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NIJ Level IIIA Ballistech Windshields from CGS
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NIJ Level IIIA One Way Ballistic Side Windows from CGS and ISBI
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NIJ Level IIIA ballistic door panels from Angel Armor
All ballistic glass and panels are NIJ Level IIIA offering protection for the following calibers:
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.22 Long Rifle LLR LRN bullets at a velocity ~1080 ft/s
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.380 ACP FMJ RN with a velocity of ~1055 ft/s
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9mm FMJ with a velocity of ~1470 ft/s
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.40 S&W FMJ with a velocity of ~1155 ft/s
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.45 ACP FMJ with a velocity of ~900 ft/s
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.357 Sig FMG FN bullets traveling at a velocity of ~1470 ft/s
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.44 Magnum SJHP rounds at a velocity of ~1430 ft/s
With the tilt of the windshield and the additional layers of glass, the windshield can actually protect against multiple rounds of 12ga shotgun slugs, 5.56 nato, 7.62 rifle and .308 rifle. With the rifle rounds, the protection will fail after multiple hits in the same location. The temporary protection does give a level of time to respond to the threat. The side windows and door panels DO NOT stop rifle rounds.
Return fire, one way glass
The bullet resistant, one way side glass protects you from level IIIA threats while maintaining the ability to actively protect yourself. The advanced design prevents penetrations from the outside in, while allowing you to return fire from the inside out. Since the inside layer of the window is made of polymer, there will not be any glass blowback to the officer inside the vehicle.
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