Ballistic shield with remote viewing scope

A remote viewing shield comprising:

• a ballistic shield;
• a remote viewing scope mounted to the ballistic shield and including a viewing port located behind the ballistic shield and positioned to permit user viewing of threats in front of the ballistic shield by looking around the ballistic shield;
• wherein the remote viewing scope is repositionable between a top mount position to provide a view over a top of the ballistic shield and one or more side positions to provide a view around a side of the ballistic shield, the one or more side positions including a left side mount position and a right side mount position;
• wherein the remote viewing scope is at least one of:
• selectively securable in each of the top mount position, the left side mount position, and the right side mount position by one or more of mechanical or magnetic detents;
• removably attachable to and/or repositionable on the ballistic shield by one or more of hook and loop fasteners, keyhole hangers, hooks, clips, a detent mechanism, or combinations thereof;
• repositionable by rotation and/or translation of the remote viewing scope within one or more slots;
• or
• a combination thereof.