Is this shield ridiculous or what?

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In the day, we made bigger ones for bottle rocket wars on the 4th. Attach that to a "protest sign stick" which is rounded 3x3 hickory and a plaquard both sides, I could see being someone's sidekick in Kenosha.

In the edged forums of yore, a cutlass over the front door was recommended - this could work as the companion piece. After all, MOST home intrusions are a knock on the door, "can I use your phone my cell is dead" kind of thing. It's the people who open the door never thinking about someone knocking them over who get knocked over, beaten, the house ransacked, or worse.

Consider they sell bullet resistant backpacks for gradeschoolers. What we might see as ridiculous out in our chain link ghetto suburban life would be a necessary piece of equipment in public housing in Houston post Katrina.
 
In the day, we made bigger ones for bottle rocket wars on the 4th. Attach that to a "protest sign stick" which is rounded 3x3 hickory and a plaquard both sides, I could see being someone's sidekick in Kenosha.

In the edged forums of yore, a cutlass over the front door was recommended - this could work as the companion piece. After all, MOST home intrusions are a knock on the door, "can I use your phone my cell is dead" kind of thing. It's the people who open the door never thinking about someone knocking them over who get knocked over, beaten, the house ransacked, or worse.

Consider they sell bullet resistant backpacks for gradeschoolers. What we might see as ridiculous out in our chain link ghetto suburban life would be a necessary piece of equipment in public housing in Houston post Katrina.
Interesting points. Something to think about.
 
Ennnh, it's fast, light, and cheap. Depending upon your situation, it would provide minimal protection, if you move quickly.

Probably better for travel, and deflecting, rather than a face-on engagement.
 
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As I see it the “shield” would just encumber maneuvering should one get into a close-quarter fight. It would limit the use of the weak side arm to more of a defensive tool than an offensive one. Is anyone going to walk on the street with that rig on? Or do you carry it and put it in when attacked? It’s absurd. I would rather have a baseball bat.
 
It isn't practical for non law abiding ones either. It is a silly toy. A baseball catcher's shin guard would work and be less questionable.
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AR pistols were silly toys quite a few years back,then the Mossberg Shockwave showed up and displaced them as a "range toy." It's now in it's 2d Gen. It may be a strange melee toy for some, but others in a different environment may find it useful.

Not to forget the spiked AR muzzle brakes popular a few years back - just when owners were trying open carry of long arms in restaurants and lumber box stores. I kept asking what if some little kid runs into it?

But it doesn't make them ineffective under the needed circumstances.
 
Yeah, if I was going to wear something that stupid... I would at least want it bigger and bullet proof!

I think I would also want a notch in the top to help stabilize a weapon (preferably a rifle) when needed in a confrontation.

Guess we can all come up with a different design for a shield.
 
At bad breath ranges, facing opponents wielding sticks, clubs, knives, a shield in your weak hand might save you a trip to the ER... We trained with much bigger riot and even ballistic shields (and I'll be the first to say - glad I was never in a situation where one was needed..). Here's the essence of shields - larger means better protection - but also weight and lack of maneuverability come into play... Smaller shields, much easier to carry and use, highly maneuverable - but much less protection...

Take a close look at what street cops during the run up to the 2020 elections were faced with (everything from fireworks to heavy impact weapons..). Then notice that some of the nasties were using improvised shields... The best an officer could hope for is to be part of a unit that trained and worked together closely before the riot started, but having some ability to block and/or deflect incoming attacks isn't a bad thing at all...

Of course escalating to the use of firearms absolutely overcomes this kind of armor (or defensive gear...). My hat's off to any officer on the street facing those kind of conditions and not able to defend themselves with deadly force until after being attacked by gunfire... Our ancestors a hundred years ago... had no trouble with the order "looters (or rioters) will be shot", etc. No, we won't go down that road today - but it absolutely did work...
 
I’m pretty sure if I actually wore one of those in day to day life I would be completely protected from harm.

As I would refuse to wear it in public and look like a comic book character.

Therefore reducing my chances of any interaction, positive or negative, with anyone else, to zero.
 
Looks like a modern buckler. Not that it's not potentially effective in some rare circumstance, it's just not very practical.
 
In the past, my brother was a VP, and CEO of a company and traveled to Eastern Europe and the Pacific Rim for emerging technology companies. He had several suits made of the bullet proof vest material. And a hang up bag of the same material to hang over a shoulder while walking or hold in front. The company hired ex-KGB as body guards to prevent getting snatched.
 
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