From the outset, SureFire’s industry-leading innovation has been guided by the pursuit of cutting-edge solutions to high-stakes problems, and we’ve refused to compromise for more than 40 years. 

SureFire became the world leader in premium tactical gear for tier-one professionals by starting with laser technology. Less than 20 years after physicist Theodore Maiman invented the first working laser — described as “a solution seeking a problem”— Surefire founder Dr. John Matthews ignited a revolution in the firearms industry by inventing the first commercially available laser-sighted weapon in 1979. Since then, SureFire has continued to execute Dr. Matthews’ vision by constantly pushing the technological envelope in the areas of illumination tools, suppressors, hearing protection and more.

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