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Letter Re: Hardening a Home Against Small Arms Fire
I found a product called Grancrete, that when laid down with a trowel and
embedded with multiple layers of fiberglass can be made bullet proof.
I was originally investigating this stuff because it was invented for nuclear
waste encasement I thought it could be used for a little extra protection.
After talking with a very knowledgeable staff I found out that it has never
actually been used for nuclear encasement but they have completed
ballistic tests and it was resistant up to a .30-06 with just a two-inch layer.
I do believe that people could easily retrofit a house [with Grancrete] to
add protection. Maybe not to protect the entire house but at least a few feet
strip
around
windows
and doors that could be done aesthetically. most people don't realize how easy
it is to to get shot through the wall.
I also found a much easier way to make sandbag walls at a
greenhouse building web site. Here they sell rolls/ tubes of sand bags.
they make an easy fill-in-place solution and and direction on how to build
with them. Thank You - Danny
