Patent ID: 7520206

Claim:
Ballistic protection apparatus comprising: a ballistic shield having a body formed at least in part of ballistic material; said shield body configured to provide frontal ballistic protection at least in part to the torso of an individual when the shield is located in front of the individual; said shield body having a support on one side thereof for mounting a long gun and configured to enable an individual to simultaneously grasp the long gun and the support by one hand with a barrel of the long gun projecting from the shield body to an opposite side of the shield from the individual and to simultaneously effectively operate the long gun using both hands; said shield body including a central portion and a pair of side portions on respective opposite sides of said central portion to maintain ballistic protection both frontally and in part from the sides; said support including a handle spaced from and extending generally vertically and parallel to said central portion of the shield body; and wherein said handle includes a recessed surface along a side thereof remote from said central portion for receiving a grip of the long gun, thereby enabling the individual to simultaneously grasp the handle and grip of the long gun.