- Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) has entered into a pact with Bersa to distribute Byrna's entire range of less-lethal personal self-defense products throughout South America.
- Bersa currently sells its firearms, including its very popular "Bersa Thunder 380" and "Bersa Thunder 9" pistols, through a network of many hundreds of dealers throughout the region.
- Through the partnership, Byrna gains immediate credibility in the South American market and access to dozens of police agencies and hundreds of dealers and has been able to put on demonstrations for the Argentine Armed Forces as well as the Argentine Federal and Provincial Police.
- Under the partnership, Bersa intends to offer the Byrna range of self-defense products, including launchers, sprays and protective body armour, to all their existing civilian and law enforcement customers.