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jeff47

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25. That wire isn't really that strong

Reply to Crepuscular (Reply #18)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:29 PM

Dec 2012

It's really only good for preventing cutting the glass, or to help deflect a ball thrown at it.

If you wanted to get through it and had an assault rifle, shoot out the glass, use the butt of the rifle to break through the wire, and then turn the inside door knob.

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How did a 20 year old "visitor" with a rifle get into an elementary school, much less a classroom... [View all] galileoreloaded Dec 2012 OP

He broke / forced his way in. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #1

I thnk he broke out, or shot out, a window to the school Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #2

Yep, it was reported that he gained forced access through a window. teddy51 Dec 2012 #4

I think the window was in the door... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #13

Seems reasonable to me, short of armed guards at each entry way. teddy51 Dec 2012 #14

Most cities have those facilities already... Just need to move the prisoners out of the city jail LiberalArkie Dec 2012 #15

That's not what I heard. I heard that the police broke the windows. vaberella Dec 2012 #31

i heard through a window. unblock Dec 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #5

Yup...this is how I understood it. n/t vaberella Dec 2012 #32

The school was built in 1956 BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #6

He shot out a wondow so he could open the security door obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #7

Gov. Malloy stated that Adam Lanza shot his way through a window in the front door. Jennicut Dec 2012 #8

The buzz will open the door question everything Dec 2012 #9

There is a police officer at almost every school right now in CT. Jennicut Dec 2012 #12

No, we need to ban guns. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #17

banning guns won't take them out of circulation right away 0rganism Dec 2012 #20

You'll have no better luck banning guns, than... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #22

We wouldn't need to live in an armed camp if we just made gun owners afraid enough of the kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #27

Her son tried to buy guns before the shooting, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #33

She had a duty to secure them. She failed in that duty. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #34

Why did he try to buy guns, if hers were unsecured? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #35

Beats me. Probably didn't want her to know what he was up to. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #36

I'm so old I can remember moondust Dec 2012 #10

The school nurse on xxqqqzme Dec 2012 #11

He shot his way in through the glass in a door Zoeisright Dec 2012 #16

Window glass Crepuscular Dec 2012 #18

that's how all the windows in the upper grade levels were where I went to school TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #21

I don't think he even unlocked the door... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #24

That wire isn't really that strong jeff47 Dec 2012 #25

He shot through glass to gain entry then killed everyone in the office rustydog Dec 2012 #19

Didn't he force his way in when somebody else was being buzzed in? BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #23

I don't think an arm guard would have stopped him. mucifer Dec 2012 #26

I thought he did kill everybody in the office. renie408 Dec 2012 #28

At my school Peregrine Dec 2012 #29

he probably walked into the office and started shooting. then moved on from there. craigmatic Dec 2012 #30