| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Optics |
| Founder(s) | Glyn Bindon |
| Headquarters | Wixom, Michigan, United States |
| Key people | Stephen Bindon |
| Products | Optical sights, Night vision equipment |
| Website | https://www.trijicon.com |
| References: Contractor for the United States military | |
Trijicon (pronounced Trîj-î-(kòn)) is an American company, based in Wixom, Michigan, that manufactures and distributes optical sighting devices for firearms, including pistols, rifles, and shotguns. They specialize in self-luminous optics and night sights, mainly using the slightly radioactive isotope tritium, light-gathering fiber optics, and batteries.
Additionally, Trijicon is a contractor for the United States military and supplies the Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG) and RX01 reflex sights. The ACOG, Reflex, TriPower, AccuPoint, and Night Sights are available to military, law enforcement, and civilian markets.
Controversy [link]
On January 18, 2010, ABC News reported that Trijicon was placing references to Biblical verses in the nomenclature numbers on the side of the sights sold to the United States military.[1] Legal and religious organizations spoke out against the practice,[2] including MRFF president Mikey Weinstein [3] Trijicon subsequently ceased the practice and provided clients with kits to remove the Bible verse numbers from existing scopes.[4]
References [link]
- ^ "U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes". ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Byrd, Don (2010-01-18). "Truly Disturbing". Church and State. Washington, DC: Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. https://www.bjconline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3206&Itemid=134. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ "Military concern at 'Jesus sight'". BBC News. 2010-01-20. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8468981.stm.
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/jesus-rifles/story?id=9618791
External links [link]
- Official website
- Trijicon AccuPoint, Shooting Times magazine
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