A question of self-defence - Fire extinguishers & self defence

[Reese]

At 04:24 PM 7/23/01, Jim Choate wrote:
 >On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Reese wrote:
 >
 >> Don't mind the propaganda at the bottom of the images, just look at the
 >> pictures and draw your own conclusions.  The shooting occurred at the
 >> back of the vehicle, where not even US vehicles have safety glass (and
 >> the window was already broken out).

I was thinking laminated safety glass, which is only used for windshields
in the US.

 >Wrong, my Bronco has safety glass all around. So did my Mustang GT. My 86
 >Isuzu Pup also has safety glass all around.

But they do not have laminated safety glass all around.
I'll quote Jon Beets:

At 04:14 PM 7/23/01, Jon Beets wrote:
 >
 >There are two types of windows on most American cars...  The first is
 >the front windshield.. It has a film in it that keeps it generally in
 >one piece unless enough force is put through it. As a firefighter we
 >like this windshield since it is easily removed with a sharp knife
 >around the seal (its gotta be removed before you can remove the top
 >of the car).  The side windows are another matter, they are made to
 >shatter so that there are no large shards that may seriously injure
 >someone...

And shatter they do, quite easily.  I shattered a side window in a truck
simply by slamming the door too hard, once.  The window was fully up, btw.

Reese