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'''Trijicon''' is the leading maker of [[tritium]]-lit [[sights]] and [[rifle scope]]s.
'''Trijicon''' (pronounced ''Trîj-î-(kòn)'') is the leading maker of [[tritium]]-lit [[sights]] and [[rifle scope]]s. They are an [[American]] firm based in Wixom, [[Michigan]]. They produce and distribute different types of optical sighting devices for [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s and [[pistol]]s.
Their specialization is in "self-luminous" [[optics (firearms)|optics]] and [[night sights]]. These use the slightly [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[isotope]] [[tritium]] combined with light-gathering fiber optics, and in certain products a [[battery]].
==Military Contractor==
Trijicon is a major U.S. military contractor supplying the RX01 [[reflex sight]]s and the [[Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight]] (ACOG) sights. They supply their Night Sights, Reflex, ACOG, AccuPoint and TriPower products not only the military, but also to [[law enforcement]] and [[civilian]] markets.<ref>Bahmanyar, Mir, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=7_V36uvdcrAC&pg=PT103 SEALs: The US Navy's Elite Fighting Force''. [[San Diego]]: Osprey Publishing, 2011: p. 103. ISBN 978-1-78096-078-4</ref>
==Trijicon Supports the Bible - Attacked by Atheists==
[[ABC News]] reported that Trijicon had been placing [[Bible]] verses numbers on the side of the [[ACOG]] sights sold to the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794 U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes], [[ABC News]], On Published January 18, 2010, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> After [[liberal]] [[atheist]] activist organizations heard about the practice, they attacked Trijicon in the [[propaganda|court of public opinion]] and via legal challenges to the company that forced Trijicon to stop the practice and provide clients with free kits to remove the Bible verse numbers from their existing scopes.<ref>Cornett, Daryl C., ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=hacwtHSh9aEC&pg=PA170 Christian America?: Perspectives on Our Religious Heritage]'', B&H Publishing Group, 2011: p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8054-4439-1</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Aimpoint]]
* [[EOTech]]
* [[Elcan]]
* [[Rifle]]: [[Bolt-action]] [[Hunting rifle]]s and [[Sniper rifle]]s
* [[Rifle]]: [[Bolt-action]] [[Hunting rifle]]s and [[Sniper rifle]]s
* [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles]]: [[Firearms]]
* [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles]]: [[Firearms]]
* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], . ''[[How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times''', [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2009. Released September 30, 2009, 336 pages, ISBN-10: 0452295831, ISBN-13: 978-0452295834, Glossary.[http://www.amazon.com/review/R3MD25DIFATBCU Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/How-to-Survive-the-End-of-the-World-as-We-Know-It-Audiobook/B002ZEQI9Q [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831 Amazon.com Paperback].
* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], . ''[[How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times''', [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2009. Released September 30, 2009, 336 pages, ISBN-10: 0452295831, ISBN-13: 978-0452295834, Glossary.[http://www.amazon.com/review/R3MD25DIFATBCU Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/How-to-Survive-the-End-of-the-World-as-We-Know-It-Audiobook/B002ZEQI9Q [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831 Amazon.com Paperback].
== External Links ==
* [http://www.trijicon.com official Trijicon website]
* [http://www.shootingtimes.com/optics/st_prij_0920/index.html Trijicon AccuPoint], Shooting Times magazine
==References==
==References==
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