*The above image is WINGSHIELD being tested for Ballistics. WINGSHIELD was tested at one of the world’s best testing facilities; H.P. White Laboratory. Testing shows bullets penetrating the commercial/classroom door. ALL bullets penetrated the door. NONE of the bullets penetrated the WINGSHIELD.*
Calibers tested range from all handgun, shotgun and rifle rounds, which includes the AR-15 -.223 / 5.56. WINGSHIELD comes in Ballistic Levels of 7 (AR-15) and 8 (AK-47).
Be aware, some schools are installing “Ballistic Doors,” however, many are rated at a Level IIIA, which only stops handgun rounds, not a round from an AR-15 Rifle.
Active Shooters are Shooting through closed and Locked Doors
Today, many Active Shooters are already familiar the Protocols of Lock-Down at their school, business or place of worship. Nationally, there is a very common training that is utilized in MANY schools districts that has teachers and students physically barricading the doors with desks and chairs. This tactic places persons completely vulnerable to bullets coming through a classroom door if an Active Shooter shoots through a classroom door. TACTICALLY, they are vulnerable and exposed. Implementing a WINGSHIELD, maintains constant cover and concealment at ALL TIMES! With a WINGSHIELD in-place, a Safe Room has been created. See below of actual Active Shootings where the Shooter is shooting through the doors.
A WINGSHIELD gives peace of mind. Many schools are building “secure vestibules.” Keep in mind, there are many doors in a school building, not just the front entrance. WINGSHIELDs concept is to protect from the “inside out” approach. Secure every classroom first, then secure any perimeter doors.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Parkland, Fl
Maryland Post-Gazette
Santa Fe High School in Texas
Forest High School in Ocala, Florida
Virginia Tech
Red Lake High School in Minnesota
Excerpts from Press Releases and post Investigations
Actual Events where an Active Shooter has shot through closed / locked doors
-shot from the door into classrooms 1214 and 1216, injuring or killing several victims
-shot his way into a locked teachers’ lounge
-Armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, (Gunman) killed 17 people without entering a single classroom taking aim at students and teachers trapped in the corridors or locked inside classrooms
Sources: USA Today / NY Times
gunman "shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees."
Source: CNN
-began his attack by firing a shotgun through an art classroom door, shattering a glass pane and sending panicked students to the entryway to block him (Shooter) from getting inside
-fired again through the wooden part of the door and fatally hit a student in the chest
Source: Associated Press
the shooter fired at the bottom of a locked classroom door, and pellets struck the victim in the ankle.
Source: Ocala Star Banner
-The students barricade the door and prevent (shooters) entry despite his firing at them through the door
-A student tells the teacher to put the desk in front of the door, which is done, but it is nudged open by (shooter)
-Two uninjured students and two injured students go to the door and hold it shut with their feet and hands, keeping their bodies away. Within 2 minutes, (Shooter) returns. He beats on the door and opens it (classroom door) an inch and fires shots around the door handle
-(A Professor) braces his body against the door yelling for students to head for the window. He is shot through the door.
-The shooter tried to kick open the door and began shooting through it. (Students/Professors) classmates huddled on the floor, pushing against the door, as bullets flew above their heads
-(Student/Professor) leads an effort to barricade the door. A few minutes later, (Shooter) returns, tries to force open the door and then fires through the door about six times, hitting at least two students
-Students try to block the door, but (Shooter) bursts through. He walks down an aisle, randomly shooting students
Source: Addendum to the Report of the Review Panel- VA Governors Report
Students barricaded classroom door with legs and feet and were shot through the doors.
Source: Associated Press
Pensacola Naval Base Terrorist Attack
The gunman approached the door. He did not open it. He opened fire, shooting out the glass and spraying bullets inside.
Source: Pensacola News Journal