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The SAFR Project: Safe rooms for schools, hospitals, businesses, and homes.
The current active shooter protocol is called: “run, hide, fight”.,
But there is no place to run, nowhere to hide, and successfully fighting a shooter is unlikely. Electronic tracking and alert systems are expensive but do not solve the real problem. of what to do when the shooter is inside the school. We propose to create saferooms, by bonding light rifle-rated ballistic tiles to classroom doors. Nine tiles with a total weight of 27 pounds does the job.
Twenty safe rooms would cost less than one SRO. It’s the least expensive and effective solution on offer. The tiles do not need to cover the entire door as shots aimed above or below the tiles will hit the ceiling or the floor. More tiles can be added if needed. The window can be protected with polycarbonate. We can offer the tiles in several colors including wood grain to match the door.
Nine 12 x 12 tiles, level 3 or 3a, adds 12 to 27 pounds, cut out for the handle, window is one way polycarbonate.
Our simple “paddle” latch stops the intruder from opening the door,
If the shooter cannot open the door, and he cannot shoot through it or see into the room he moves on. Training to clear the halls will be needed.
There are more than 300 million guns in the
US, anyone can get one, gun control is too late, and even though those with mental issues often post their intentions, we still cannot find them. Hardening schools is expensive, SAFR is not.
8 shots with an AR 15 at 6 feet, no penetration.