Will Murphy                              Rob Harvey

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About Us:

 

Will:

 

Will began his law enforcement career as a Florida Highway Patrol State Trooper in 2005. With more than 20 years of experience, he is a Glock Armorer, AR/M4 Armorer, and Field Training Officer. He currently serves as an Arson & Explosives Detective in Orlando, Florida.

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Will has a deep interest in firearms and accessories and a background in drafting and design. Throughout his career, he was frequently approached for guidance on the safe and effective storage of firearms, which helped shape the foundation of his work.

 

Rob:

 

Rob began his law enforcement career as an Orange County Deputy Sheriff in Orlando, Florida in 1999. He currently serves as an Arson & Explosives Detective in Orlando, Florida. With more than 25 years of experience, Rob is a Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, and Field Training Officer.

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He has always had a passion for understanding how things work and uses his mechanical mindset to develop practical solutions that improve safety and everyday life.

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The beginning of Gun Guardian:

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After being unable to find practical firearm storage solutions on the market, Will used his firearms expertise and design skills to sculpt early concepts directly onto his service pistol and patrol rifle using modeling clay. These early prototypes became the first Gun Guardian designs, bridging the gap between secure storage and immediate access.

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Will shared these concepts with his coworker, Rob, and together they refined the features needed to create a simple, effective on-demand storage device. They hand-melted and molded plastic to build early functional prototypes, which they later presented to Zalaco, LLC, a Central Florida company founded by a former Lockheed Martin engineer. Together, they developed patents, computer-aided designs, high-resolution renders, and 3D-printed prototypes.

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After years of testing, refinement, and failed iterations, they developed the Trigger Shield One-Step Opening (TS-1). TS-1 earned a U.S. Department of Defense contract and has been tested, used, and approved by multiple law enforcement agencies across the United States.

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TS-1 became the foundation for the Multi-Functioning Grip (MF’ing Grip), which gives users four on-demand options for concealment, carry, and secure storage.