Will Murphy Rob Harvey
About Us:
Will:
Will began his law enforcement career as a Florida Highway Patrol State Trooper in 2005. With more than 21 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.
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 26 years of experience, Rob is a Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, and Field Training Officer.
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.
The Origin Story of Gun Guardian:
Every mission starts with a moment
It began with a question, the kind that lands heavier than it sounds.
A friend pulled Will aside one day and asked,
“How do I keep a gun in the house with my young son?”
Not out of fear. Out of responsibility.
Will had spent years around firearms, training with them, carrying them, trusting them. But in that moment, he realized something: there were no practical solutions that balanced safety, readiness, and real‑world use. Everything on the market forced a choice between too slow, not secure enough, or not portable.
So, he did something unexpected. He grabbed a lump of modeling clay, set his service rifle on the table, and started sculpting. No blueprint. No roadmap. Just instinct, experience, and a problem that needed solving.
That clay became the first spark of Gun Guardian.
Innovation doesn’t start in a lab. It starts in a garage
Will showed the rough concept to his coworker Rob. Together, they pushed the idea further, melting plastic by hand, shaping prototypes late at night, chasing a design that didn’t exist yet.
They eventually partnered with Zalaco, LLC, a Central Florida engineering firm founded by a former Lockheed Martin engineer. What began as clay and hand‑molded plastic evolved into:
Patents
CAD models
High‑resolution renders
3D‑printed prototypes
Years of testing
Years of failures
Years of refusing to settle
Until finally, they built something that worked.
Some ideas stay ideas. This one didn’t
The result was the TS‑1, Trigger Shield — One Step Opening.
A device so simple, so practical, and so effective that it earned a U.S. Department of Defense contract.
TS‑1 was tested, used, and approved by law enforcement agencies across the country. What started as a question from a concerned father became a tool trusted by professionals who carry firearms for a living.
And TS‑1 didn’t just solve a problem; it laid the foundation for something bigger.
Evolution is inevitable
From TS‑1 came the Multi‑Functioning Grip (MF’ing Grip) — a four‑mode, on‑demand system for concealment, carry, and storage. A product built on the same principles that started it all:
Practical, Purpose‑driven, and Real‑world ready.
Gun Guardian was born from responsibility.
Forged through innovation.
Proven through service.
And it all started with one question.
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