International Interest in Pro V2 Affirms Worldwide Move Toward Non-Lethal Security and Digital Documentation
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwired) -- 03/06/15 -- Guardian 8 Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian 8 Holdings (OTCQB: GRDH), announced today that it will send a third party representative to India to present the Pro V2 to the country's police and security forces. According to the representative, India has more than 1.5 million police officers, 500,000 home guards and 5 million security officers, almost all of whom are unarmed.
Dignitaries in India recently expressed interest in non-lethal weapons and digital documentation at the 43rd All India Police Science Congress, which was held in March of 2013 and comprised 80 senior police officers, criminologists, forensic scientists and academics from all over India. They deliberated on issues in the police force, including the need for police to provide more than just oral testimony as evidence, the potential for non-lethal weapons to reduce the use of excessive force, and the lack of data collection. The Pro V2 solves all of these issues as an enhanced non-lethal [ENL] device, which has a Bluetooth® alerting platform integrated with its non-lethal technologies, and includes an officer-perspective video capture system.
"This presents an enormous opportunity for widespread adoption of the Pro V2. The fact that leaders in India and other countries are interested in equipping their officers with enhanced non-lethal tools demonstrates that a world standard is emerging for accountability of both parties in a conflict," said Guardian 8 CEO Steve Cochennet. "India's police force has indicated that it wants to improve, and doing so will build trust in their communities. We are engaging them now to pursue those efforts by implementing the Pro V2."
Guardian 8's representative, Inder Sharma, is a serial entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in India and familiarity with its security industry. He has solicited the interest of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, the Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) and other state government agencies. Police officers and security guards are near equivalent in India, making the Pro V2 an ideal tool for both public and private security in the country.
About Guardian 8 Holdings
Guardian 8 Holdings, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Guardian 8 Corporation, is the developer and manufacturer of the Pro V2, an enhanced non-lethal (ENL) response to threats that revolutionizes how companies keep workplaces safe and mitigate risk. The Pro V2 is a defensive device that provides any operator with non-lethal means to protect themselves and others, allowing time for law enforcement response, while initiating communication and incident recording. The Pro V2 is an intermediate option for response to aggressive subjects, developed as a solution for security professionals seeking a flexible tool with a layered defense approach. Guardian 8 was awarded the "Campus Safety BEST Award" for 2014 in the personal gear and equipment category, one of "Ten Companies to Watch" in March 2014 by the Phoenix Business Journal, and an ASIS Accolades Award for "Security's Best." To learn more about the company and its personal protection product line, visit www.Guardian8.com. Follow Guardian 8 on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for investor alerts at http://ir.guardian8.com/email-alerts.
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