Spokane Police Department approves purchase of 200 Byrna less lethal compact tactical rifles (TCR), ammunition and accessories

BYRNA’S LAW EnFORCEMENT DIVISION PROVIDED A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE. BY SPOKANE COUNTY SHERFIFF’S OFFICE TRAINING FACILITY FOR 19 OFFICERS

ANDOVER, fair., December 3, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: BYRN) (“Byrna” or “the Company”) announced today that on Tuesday November 30thMay that Spokane County The Board of County Commissioners voted to purchase several types of Byrna less-lethal launch vehicles, including 200 of the latest addition to the Byrna line, the Tactical Compact Rifle (TCR), along with 39,000 rounds of non-lethal Byrna ammunition and accessories.

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These launchers will be the Spokane County The sheriff’s office patrol division, the SWAT team, and their TAC unit, which is tasked with managing civil unrest cases. It is the intention of the Sheriff’s Office to have one of the 200 TCRs in each patrol car so that ALL Spokane MPs have the option of deploying a Byrna launcher at any time.

The sheriff’s office started after Washington In July, legislature passed House Bill 1310 and House Bill 1054. Law enforcement officials in Washington state banned the use of shotguns by law that set new standards for the use of force by law enforcement personnel, with an emphasis on minimizing the use of lethal force.

Spokane sheriff Ozzie Knezovich declared: “[Byrna] was one of the few platforms we tested. The others we looked at were still developing and we weren’t ready to spend taxpayers money on anything experimental. “

To ensure that every officer is properly trained in the proper use of Byrna’s less lethal weapon systems, instructors from the Byrna Law Enforcement Division conducted a train-the-trainer (T3) course at the Spokane County Training facility for the sheriff’s office. The 19 MPs present were used to train officers of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department to deploy and deploy the Byrna TCR. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office expects to train its deputies and deploy the Byrna launch vehicles January 2022.

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Josh Schirard, Byrna’s Director of Training, stated: “The TCR is very easy to use. The weapons manual is very similar to other weapon systems that law enforcement agencies are familiar with for a long time. “

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This sale, which will close at the end of the first quarter of Byrna in the first quarter of 2022 February 28, 2022 total more than $ 200,000. For the full 2021 fiscal year, Byrna’s sales to law enforcement were totaled $ 500,000. Byrna has currently trained more than 200 law enforcement agencies in the US and is currently in discussions with numerous US law enforcement agencies.

About Byrna Technologies Inc.

Byrna is a technology company specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of innovative non-lethal personal security solutions. For more information about the company, please visit the company’s website here or the company’s investor relations website here. The company manufactures the Byrna® HD personal security device, a state-of-the-art portable, CO2-powered launcher designed to provide a non-lethal alternative to a firearm for the consumer, home security and law enforcement markets. To purchase Byrna products, visit the company’s e-commerce store at www.byrna.com.

Forward-looking information

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of US securities laws. All statements in this press release, other than statements of current and historical fact, are forward-looking. Such statements include the anticipated purchases of TCR launch vehicles, accessories and ammunition for use by the Spokane County Sheriff’s department, estimated size of the appointment, estimated training of all Spokane Deputy of the Sheriff’s Department regarding the proper use of the TCR, the amount and timing of the anticipated production and delivery of the launchers and ammunition and accessories, the extent and timing of the launchers’s use, and the estimated time required for full staff training . Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “estimate”, “plan”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “expects” and “believes” and statements that identify certain actions, events or results “could”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “occur” or “be achieved” or “will be taken”. Forward-looking statements contain descriptions of current affairs that may continue in the future. Forward-looking statements are based, among other things, on opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyzes that the company believes to be reasonable at the time the forward-looking information is made available, but are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may lead to actual results and events may differ materially from those expressed or implied.

Any number of risk factors could affect our actual results and cause them to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release, including future events that could delay or prevent an order from being placed will including political, budgetary or competitive factors affecting the decision and / or placing of an order, delays or problems that may arise in the production or testing of the TCR launch vehicles that delay expected sales or result in a change or Cancellation of an order could result in, including design or production problems that may arise during the company’s planned production of the TCR that were not previously manufactured in-house, bottlenecks in necessary components that result from the sustained and recently escalated global supply chain constraints, or potential new or escalated bottlenecks related to the ongoing pandemic, or material shortages or transportation restrictions, problems that may arise during the production, testing or deployment of the new launch vehicles that may result in the order or – Delay fulfillment or cause returns or recalls that fall below the expectations set out herein and could affect our production, sales processes and financial results. The order in which these factors appear should not be construed as indicating their relative importance or priority. Please note that these factors may not be exhaustive; Accordingly, the forward-looking statements contained herein should not be relied upon as predictions of actual results. Investors should carefully consider these and other relevant factors, including the risk factors in Part I, Item 1A on our latest Form 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors on our latest Form 10-Q, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) ), should understand that it is impossible to predict or identify all of these factors or risks, should not view the above list or the risks identified in our SEC filings as a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties and should not rely on forward-looking information leaving. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information unless required by applicable law.

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