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Kaleva

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3. A 12 gauge AR shotgun certainly would

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Fri May 27, 2022, 02:11 PM

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If I had an AR-15 and came upon a "locked door", couldn't I simply fire a few rounds into [View all] Leghorn21 May 2022 OP

There are AR "experts" floating around here; maybe one of them'll respond. shrike3 May 2022 #1

A 12 gauge AR shotgun certainly would Kaleva May 2022 #3

No need...can buy what u need from same Merchant of Death Gun Store. Maybe a grenade? Alexander Of Assyria May 2022 #25

I joked once that maybe we need tanks. shrike3 May 2022 #26

I would think so and doesn't the office have keys? Kaleva May 2022 #2

I think the point is that it doesn't make a difference how many locks you put on the doors unitedwethrive May 2022 #4

Doors can slow down a determined intruder Kaleva May 2022 #7

At the press conference, the colonel said they got a key from the janitor. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #18

Assuredly they don't. sarisataka May 2022 #27

I would not assume the police have a key pinkstarburst May 2022 #31

Of course Timewas May 2022 #5

not if it is hardened with depleted uranium armor.. Blues Heron May 2022 #6

Yes, the cops should have shot the lock off the door! Emile May 2022 #8

What if an innocent was on the other side? BlackSkimmer May 2022 #19

I'm not about to start making excuses for these do nothing cops! They Emile May 2022 #34

That only works in the movies. nt DURHAM D May 2022 #9

Pretty Much ProfessorGAC May 2022 #36

Depending on the fire rating of the door, grumpyduck May 2022 #10

Not really. BruceWane May 2022 #11

Breaching rounds for shotguns are available Kaleva May 2022 #14

Exactly CelticCrow May 2022 #35

Are there dead bolts on classroom doors or does the lock just prevent the knob from turning? myccrider May 2022 #40

so it's the unlocked door, the cops afraid to enter the building, video games, the killer's agingdem May 2022 #12

There's reports of him shooting the classroom door next to an adjacent classroom. herding cats May 2022 #13

Then fire fighters just shrug their shoulders and go home? I don't think they have assault rifles. usonian May 2022 #15

You keep showing this pic, obviously taken days after the shooting. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #23

There's an irony to it. The juxtaposition of the "protectors" and those that they failed. usonian May 2022 #28

"It comes from a RW site." Yikes. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #29

Like I said, the crosses represent failure, and what's to guard? Nothing can bother these kids now. usonian May 2022 #30

I wonder if we'll ever get to see the door. gldstwmn May 2022 #16

As the answer ofter is, it depends sarisataka May 2022 #17

How about taking a fire truck through the outside wall or windows? 33taw May 2022 #20

Maybe children getting run over? BlackSkimmer May 2022 #24

I didn't say drive into the room. Break and opening into the room. 33taw May 2022 #32

If it's a steel door, I'd be leery of a ricochet.... lastlib May 2022 #21

Yes or simply go in through a window Arazi May 2022 #22

All school doors must allow someone inside to exit regardless if they're locked from Gaugamela May 2022 #33

At Most Of The Schools Where I Sub... ProfessorGAC May 2022 #37

Yes, as I recall the front doors at Sandy Hook were locked, and the shooter just shot his Gaugamela May 2022 #38

Depends. Calista241 May 2022 #39