N-Vision Optics introduces the new night vision sight, the GT-22. The GT-22 incorporates a combination of advanced features that are not found in any other system. The ability to operate the unit on one OR two AA batteries allows for significantly better tactical power management. The centrally located push-to-turn power control switch, a unique focusing ring, and the remote pressure switch ensure rating among all tactical units.

The unit can be mounted in front of a daytime scope on any weapon equipped with a MIL-STD 1913 (Picatinny) rail.  The wide diameter ocular piece provides 100% image coverage.

The GT-22 optical centerline is 1.5 inches from the top of the MIL-STD 1913 rail, making the unit fully compatible with almost any daytime scope.  Mounted in-line with the weapon sight, the GT-22's parallax-free design eliminates the need to adjust and re-zero.

The wide (40 mm) diameter ocular piece of the GT-22 provides 100% image coverage with most day-time scopes.  GT-22's wide field of view ensures that the sighting system's field of view is not additionally limited by the use of the night vision component.

Chief Johnny McCoy of the Smithfield City Police Department in Utah has added Night Vision to the city's police force.  With the purchase of Night Vision from Massachusetts-based N-Vision Optics, the Smithfield Police now have increased their ability to prevent crime before it happens.
 
"When I was selected to be chief of police, I wanted to ensure that our police officers and our citizens benefited from the latest technologies that help prevent crime and increase safety and police effectiveness," said Police Chief Johnny McCoy.  "Using a Gen 3 night vision monocular instead of the traditional flashlight is the difference between day and night."

In recent years, Smithfield City has seen an increase in vandalism.  Obviously, all vandalism is bad, but Police Chief McCoy notes that the town is particularly concerned about protecting one of the area's premiere attractions, the Birch Creek Golf Course.

By using the latest night vision technology from N-Vision Optics, Smithfield police can spot vandals hiding in the shadows and the bushes without casting additional shadows to an already dark landscape or giving away their own location.

Chief Johnny W. McCoy has served as the chief of police since he was first hired by the Smithfield City Council in August of 2000 to form the Smithfield City Police Department.

McCoy says he first heard about the tremendous advantages of night vision from his peers in the law enforcement industry.  Since then, he studied law enforcement educational publications such as "Law Enforcement Technology" and "Law and Order" to find out more about this powerful new technology that helps prevent crime and alleviate accidental tragedies for civilians as well as police.

"In the attempt to see in the dark, flashlights actually create additional shadows, as well as shouting out a police officer's location, thereby giving vandals and potential criminals the upper hand," McCoy said.  "Night Vision works very well. It cuts down on vandalism and enables our officers to do building and alley checks safely and effectively.  I'm really impressed!"

We at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Law Enforcement have been using NV goggles for over 20 years.  BLM is responsible and involved with the surveillance and protection of the Nation's natural and cultural resources; from protecting archeological sites to the protection and investigation of illegal acts against wild horses and burros.  Also, night vision has been used in conjunction with investigations of groups where politically-motivated vandalism may take place, especially in rural areas, or other resource damaging activities associated with annual gatherings of groups such as the Rainbow Family. 

HUMOR: "Homeland Insecurity"
Focus on Student Bloopers

History teacher and author Richard Lederer strung together a loose history of the world based on unusual statements in student essays. For example:

Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock.

Magna Carta provided that no free man should be hanged twice for the same offense.

Martin Luther was nailed to the church door at Wittenberg.

Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands.

Internet humorist Tina Mancuso collects and shares strange statements in fifth and sixth grade science papers:

Question: What is one horsepower? Answer: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.

We say the cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on.

To most people solutions mean finding the answers. But to chemists solutions are things that are still all mixed up.

You can listen to thunder after lightening and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.

Some people can tell what time it is by looking at the sun. But I have never been able to make out the numbers.

In looking at a drop of water under a microscope, we find there are twice as many H's as O's.

Clouds are high flying fogs.

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