{"id":1917895,"date":"2023-04-22T00:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T04:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-in-high-crime-cities-are-having-their-cars-bulletproofed-says-armorer\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T01:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T05:02:33","slug":"americans-in-high-crime-cities-are-having-their-cars-bulletproofed-says-armorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-in-high-crime-cities-are-having-their-cars-bulletproofed-says-armorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans In High-Crime Cities Are Having Their Cars Bulletproofed, Says Armorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-in-high-crime-cities-are-having-their-cars-bulletproofed-says-armorer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Americans in cities racked by violent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> are taking a drastic approach to protect themselves, their valuables, and their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Armormax is an armorer that bulletproofs cars for foreign diplomats and corporate CEOs. But in an interview with the New York Post, Armormax\u2019s Mark Burton said that the Utah-based company is fielding orders to bulletproof cars for residents of cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Memphis, and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been pretty shocking,\u201d Burton told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/21\/americans-paying-up-to-85k-to-bulletproof-their-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. \u201cI would say it really started about 18 months ago. It used to be politicians and CEOs. Almost all international. Now we\u2019re bulletproofing Honda Accords.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Armormax was founded in 1993 in Ogden, Utah. The company centered on clients from Mexico, where kidnappings in the 90s prompted the rich and famous to protect themselves by bulletproofing their glass. Their services soon expanded to clientele in Nigeria, South Africa, and the Middle East. But recently, demand has surged at home. The company opened a plant in Atlanta in 2021, and has plans to build three more.<\/p>\n<p>Demand has skyrocketed so much so that Burton told the outlet he recognizes some area codes that frequently crop up. Recurring clients have come from cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Chicago is another recurring locale; the Windy City was the scene of raucous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bedlam-as-hundreds-of-teenagers-inundate-downtown-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawlessness<\/a> over the weekend. Teenagers in Milennium Park jumped on cars and smashed windows on Sunday night. Police were forced to escort residents and others to their vehicles. But at least one man was beaten after teenagers jumped on his car\u2019s windshield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clientele is changing,\u201d Burton said. \u201cDoctors, lawyers \u2014 now you\u2019re seeing real estate developers and even some real estate agents.\u201d He added that realtors and builders feel especially vulnerable in areas of big cities that are gentrifying.<\/p>\n<p>One client from the Las Vegas area, who works in the gaming industry, paid $85,000 last year for Armormax to fully bulletproof his Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, including a PA system to communicate with people outside the vehicle, without opening the windows, in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think post-COVID things changed,\u201d the resident told the Post. \u201cBig city crime, road rage, shootings, carjackings. I drive my car down to The Strip every day, there\u2019s been a lot of incidents here. I feel safer. It was well worth it and I would do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Another client, from Los Angeles, told the outlet that she will be picking up her newly-armored SUV from the Utah plant in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have kids,\u201d she said. \u201cNo one gets punished for anything anymore so these incidents are only going to increase. That seems pretty obvious. So I think it\u2019s just a sensible thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other clients order their cars armored after they become victims of crime or get surrounded by a crowd. \u201cIt costs $38,500 for a basic windows and doors package for handgun protection,\u201d Burton said. \u201cWe get people who are so scared after something happens that they\u2019ll just get their windows done \u2014 or even just the windshield \u2014 because they can\u2019t cover the whole car being armored.\u201d Heavier armor packages that protect against high-powered rifles can add some $10,000 to the cost, he added. Furthermore, new technology allows vehicles to look unchanged after being retrofitted, increasing demand even further, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Burton said that the high levels of socio-economic disparity in the third world seems to be developing in America. There are also a growing number of Americans building bug-out vans in anticipation of more widespread chaos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans in cities racked by violent crime are taking a drastic approach to protect themselves, their valuables, and their loved ones. Armormax is an armorer that bulletproofs cars for foreign diplomats and corporate CEOs. 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