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A Public Safety Technology Company

built for safety, driven by innovation

non-lethal self defense weapons

Alternative Ballistics Corporation is an innovative public safety technology company with a focus on solutions that reduce risk and enhance safety in critical incidents.

More Options. Fewer Fatalities.

AS FEATURED ON KENTUCKY BALLISTICS

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The Home Defense™

The Alternative®

  • The Home Defense
    The Home Defense

    Commercial Market - Consumer Use

    A less-lethal option for home and self-defense, The Home Defense™ delivers stopping power while reducing the risk and liability related to lethal force.

    • Stores safely with tool pre-attached to firearm
    • Simple, single-shot deployment
    • Designed for ease of use and home environments
    • Aligns with firearm handling and training
    • Helps establish intent while preserving lethality

    A safer, smarter force alternative for today’s homeowners.

  • The Alternative in holster
    The Alternative®

    Professional Market - Law Enforcement

    Our flagship duty-carry device, The Alternative®, temporarily converts an officer’s firearm into a less-lethal impact tool with instant availability in critical incidents.

    • Not a replacement for existing tools
    • Not for firearm threats or quick-draw response
    • Intermediate force, always on scene
    • Seamless integration keeps officers in control
    • Longer range effectiveness for officer safety

    Designed for law enforcement, military, and private security officers and tactical teams.

Our flagship less-lethal solution for home and self-defense.

The Home Defense™

Home Defense
The Home Defense™

The Safer Way to Defend What Matters Most

  • Safely store weapon with The Home Defense™ attached
  • First-resort, less-lethal option with lethal force on standby
  • Designed to protect, establish intent, and avoid tragic outcomes
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Peace of Mind at Home

The Home Defense™ uses our proprietary bullet capture technology to resolve threats with effective stopping power that provides protection-without putting the user at risk.

Developing this technology with the right impact energy was a difficult middle ground to reach. It needs to be forceful enough to stop a threat without a high risk of critical injury. Alternative Ballistics went the extra step to create a safe and viable force option, and I believe that The Alternative® has the potential to significantly reduce OIS fatalities.

Robert Kinsler

Ballistic Vulnerability Lethality SME, Kinsler Consulting

When I went through the training, it really changed my mindset. I like having all the tools in my toolbox, and The Alternative® gives me another option when a Taser might not work and lethal force isn’t what we want. Knowing I had this technology gave me confidence that the outcome would be better. It’s resourceful, reliable, and ultimately helps save lives.

Sgt Phillip Smith

Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office

Our entire department has become a believer in this technology. All of our deputies, including myself, are carrying The Alternative® in the field, which allows us to approach difficult situations more at ease, just knowing we have this option.

David Johnson

Chief Deputy Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (Retired)

Obviously there are other non-lethal items on the market but nothing like this. It’s a good product.

Lt John Barrera

Yoakum PD

You have a chance to disable somebody without causing substantial damage or death with this product.

Cpt Michael Pierman

Yoakum PD

I think Alternative Ballistics provides a game changer for community and officer safety. To have that alternative to de-escalate to use less-lethal force in a critical incident, I think that’s the future of community policing.

Kevin Faulconer

Former Mayor of San Diego

I can definitely see where we can use that in law enforcement in certain situations, especially with today’s policing, we’re still trying to preserve life with The Alternative®.

Chief Deputy Derrick Bermea

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

Officers don’t have to feel like they need to take someone’s life at that moment. When they place the docking system on top of their firearm, they’re making a conscious effort to de-escalate the situation at that point.

Josh Vinoya

ABC Instructor and Sergeant

The Alternative® is ideal in planned events with lethal cover in place when time, distance, and dialogue are on the officers’ side.

Jose Garcia

ABC Instructor and Sergeant (Retired)

The Alternative® is designed for situations where lethal force is authorized but avoidable. It gives officers a life-saving option when confronting armed individuals in crisis. Having an instantly available tool on scene buys critical time for a de-escalation plan that protects both the subject and the officer.

Alex Perez

Chief LE Strategist and Chief of Police (Retired)

The Alternative® is designed to be carried on the belt so officers have one more tool without having to go back to their car or call one to the scene. I also think it’s good to have your less-lethal system on a weapon system that you’re very familiar with.

Sean Sprague

ABC Instructor and Homicide Detective (Retired)

I think we have to recognize in law enforcement that the dynamics are changing. This is a tool that is carried on your person and is ready to use and can be put into play in a period of a couple of seconds. I think that has value for law enforcement today.

A.J. Louderback

Sheriff (Retired) and Senior Advisor National Sheriff’s Association

Today's Challenges

In 2024, the U.S. recorded 1,252 officer-involved shooting deaths–the highest on record and the third year in a row of rising numbers.


40% of incidents involved subjects not armed with a firearm–nearly 500 situations as a potential use-case for The Alternative®.

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U.S. local governments have paid over $2.24 billion in settlements from officer-involved shootings in the past decade.

  • Many payouts occur even when no officer misconduct is found
  • Settlements divert funding from education, infrastructure, and vital programs
  • Court rulings can further increase liability exposure for officers and departments, such as the 2025 Supreme Court decision, re: Barnes v. Felix

Many fatal police encounters involve individuals in crisis—and often leave lasting mental and emotional impacts on the officers involved. 

  • Roughly a third of officer-involved shooting deaths involve ‘suicide by cop’
  • Individuals in crisis are up to 16 times more likely to be killed in a police encounter
  • Nearly two-thirds of involved officers experience emotional or psychological distress

Law enforcement is under more public scrutiny than ever before.

  • High profile incidents have sparked calls for police reform or budget cuts.
  • Departments face officer shortages, more oversight, and pressure to change tactics.
  • In some cases, fear of backlash has caused hesitation, resulting in increased risk for all.
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The Alternative

Next-generation less-lethal technology to reduce fatalities, lower risk, and protect officers.

New Tool
  • Fills the gap where traditional tools fall short
  • Effective in planned or high-risk encounters involving non-firearm threats
  • Lowers exposure to civil and criminal liability
  • Reduces potential for lethal force and related payouts
  • Preserves life in critical moments - for both officers and subjects
  • Always ready without sacrificing preparedness or control
The Alternative

Next-generation less-lethal technology to reduce fatalities, lower risk, and protect officers.

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What The Alternative® is

Designed for planned event situations with lethal cover in place

Enables engagement from greater distance for officer safety

What The Alternative® is Not

Not a replacement for existing tools or tactics

Not for quick-draw or active firearm threats

The Dock

The Projectile

The Holster

The Alternative® is an intermediate force tool that attaches to an officer’s firearm, converting the first shot into a less-lethal impact round. It’s always on scene, ready instantly-delivering stopping power with low risk of serious injury.

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Train The Trainer

One-Day Certification Course

Overview of use-of-force case law and real-world applications
Hands-on repetition of attachment and detachment drills
Step-by-step deployment protocols and readiness checklist
Verbal callouts and coordinated team communication
Live-fire drills including qualification and shoot/don’t-shoot scenarios
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When I went through the training, it really changed my mindset. I like having all the tools in my toolbox, and The Alternative® gives me another option when a Taser might not work and lethal force isn’t what we want. Knowing I had this technology gave me confidence that the outcome would be better. It’s resourceful, reliable, and ultimately helps save lives.

Sgt Phillip Smith

Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office

Our entire department has become a believer in this technology. All of our deputies, including myself, are carrying The Alternative® in the field, which allows us to approach difficult situations more at ease, just knowing we have this option.

David Johnson

Chief Deputy Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (Retired)

Obviously there are other non-lethal items on the market but nothing like this. It’s a good product.

Lt John Barrera

Yoakum PD

You have a chance to disable somebody without causing substantial damage or death with this product.

Cpt Michael Pierman

Yoakum PD

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The Alternative® is designed to be the most affordable, effective, and accessible less-lethal impact tool available-built for departments of any size or budget.

In critical moments, it helps save lives and protect officers where other tools fall short.

Discover a safer solution. Request a live demo today.

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