Armed Lifestyle - Issue 2 - June 2022

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LOKSAK
LOKSAK INC. SHIELDSAK BY TRAMPAS SWANSON
Welcome to the Digital Age. Everything from the information
people share, the finances businesses exchange and even the
wars countries fight can be attributed to our full immersion into
the advanced technological era. For most people, this just means
their music and movies stream faster on their smartphone,
but there are hidden dangers behind all this tech that we face
every day. Mastery of the inner workings of this technology can
wrongly empower those “in the know”. The real danger in this
leaves the rest of society in grave danger of being at their mercy
via the term, “cyber terrorism”. In a simple keystroke, someone’s
identity, life savings, vital information and credit can be ruined or
stolen. The defense to avoiding being in peril is simply education
on measureas to best protect you and your assets.
A few years back, during the annual “industry only” firearms
and technology trade show known as SHOT Show, several writers
on the Swanson Media Group team and I were roaming the show
floors to bring our readers the best of the best offered. Due to
the size of our team, I had several members divided into scout
teams while I covered meetings with industry representatives,
shook a few hands and got some key promo photos with other
industry figures. Towards the end of the week, I caught up with
the rest of the team as we were wrapping up the day and I could
tell one of them was excited about something. I was told there
was someone and something I needed to see in the Military /
Law Enforcement Only Exhibition Hall. As with anything, if it’s
important to one of our team members, it’s important to me. I
was eager to work my way into the center of a heavily crowded
display area in which the LOKSAK Inc. booth was located.
According to team member Jared Peltz, he had spent some
time earlier learning about RF technology and a new scan /
skim blocking fabric bag LokSak offers called the LOKSAK. Upon
our arrival, the LOKSAK staff was running back and forth talking
to various CEO’s, industry buyers and VIPs, when a pair of the
reps stopped and introduced themselves. They politely asked if I
would like to check out their products. After introducing myself
and discussing their company, one of the staff stated I would
enjoy meeting the owner of the company.
A minute or two later, we were joined by an older lady with
her arm in a sling, whose demeanor reminded me of my Mom. .
The woman carried herself in a way that was tough, independent
and capable of sensing bullshit from a mile away. I had seen
this lady in the corner upon our approach earlier as she watched
buyers and VIPs without a word or movement as they circled the
LokSak, Inc booth making small talk with reps. I explained the
basis of what our media group stood for and that we would be
interested in getting their products in front of those who could
benefit the most from them as far as safety and integrity goes. As
a smile came across her face, she knew we were legit.
After our initial dialogue, this intimidating lady broke form and
warmly introduced herself as Linda Kennedy, owner of LOKSAK
Inc., and a now gracious host to her booth. The next half hour, her
charm and passion about advanced technology really shined. Her
pride in what appeared to be simple, straight forward products at
first glance really came through as we eagerly learned about the
tech that went into them. Linda’s pleasant demeanor and humor
truly made my experience enjoyable as I was quickly trying to
get up to speed on exactly how the products were intended to
be used. I may not have known everything I needed to know
at the time, but due to Linda’s obvious security knowledge and
high energy for sharing, I knew this was something to personally
investigate deeper.