Go back and see the video- they show 15+rounds of 5.56 @ 10feet into the same insert with no pass throughs.Rob72 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:32 amI'm going to be harshly realistic- a SAPI plate buys you 1, maybe 2 rounds of survival, and I'm not sure what the testing distance is for those. Close range from a .223/7.62x39 or .308 is substantially different than the energy at ~20 feet or less. If you are stunned, and don't scream, cry, continue to wiggle from pain from impact, a shooter may walk on by. IIIa is a reasonable compromise between being unobtrusive, easily carried, and a reasonable weight.flechero wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:32 amWhile I agree with your statements 100% I also see the statistic as leaving 38% of shootings with a rifle.... and that being close enough to a 50/50 scenario that I'd lean towards rifle protection.srothstein wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:59 am I think this may be a false image create by the media. The current bias in the media reporting is targeting AR type rifles and trying to make it look like they are used for everything illegal that they can be.
The latest academic study I saw says that a pistol was the most powerful weapon used in around 62% (IIRC) of all active shooter situations.
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In a school shooter situation, rarely does the shooter fixate on one random person... and unless it's a head shot, there is always movement/screaming/ crying/etc. They may fixate on a GF, bully or certain teacher but rarely on one of the masses.
Nothing is perfect but enough school shooters use a rifle that going through all of this just for handgun protection seems like low effectiveness for the same effort in preparedness
