Why You Should Care About Over Penetration?
After decades of LE experience I have learned how easily a typical lead or copper projectile can pass through walls of houses and other structures. We have pioneered technology that significantly mitigates the risks associated with defensive or even negligent discharge of firearms. Below are stories of actual incidents:
March 18, 2019, Longview WA.
The burglar shot the home owner through an open window, striking the homeowner and fired another bullet missing the victim. The second bullet flew through three interior walls, two layers of sheetrock each, and an interior door before lodging in a closet on the other end of the house, according to police.
November 26, 2014 Raleigh, NC
A 13-year-old soccer player from Lewisville died late Friday after he was hit by a bullet that passed through the wall of a hotel room in Raleigh.
February 26, 2019 Littleton, MA
"I immediately looked at the wall and looked there and saw the hole. I knew what it was," Chila said.
A single gunshot was found in their bedroom. "It penetrated another wall, it was stopped by a pole," said Nehrir. The bullet landed feet away from their 5-year-old daughter's bedroom. It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Green Needles Road. "It went to the back-wall, hit the stud and fell down. You can see where the openings are," Chila said. Their 63-year-old neighbor was charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, and malicious destruction of property.
June 29, 2018 Bryan TX
A bullet from a gun that discharged accidentally inside a home in Bryan passed through a wall and struck a passing driver Friday afternoon, leaving the 71-year-old man seriously injured.
The injured driver was taken to CHI St. Joseph Hospital after the freak accident, police said
April 8, 2019 Buffalo NY
A 12-year-old Buffalo boy who was inside his own home was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet Saturday night, police said. Bandar Elwaseem was inside his apartment around 8:30 p.m. when he was shot, Buffalo police said Sunday. The bullet that struck Bandar traveled "a considerable distance," police said. He was in the kitchen when he was shot.
July 5, 2018 Elkhart IN
The search is on for the suspect who opened fire in an Elkhart neighborhood, and sent bullets flying into a home where one of the bullets hit a teenage boy. Neighbors on Garfield Avenue tell ABS 57 News they are worried for the 13-year-old victim and are praying for him to make a full recovery.
April 29, 2018 West Memphis AR
An Arkansas police officer is dead after a fluke incident in which he was struck by a stray bullet while in his home. An altercation between two groups broke out and shots were fired outside of the officer’s residence, Baker said. Johnson was not the intended target.