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  1. The Box O' Truth Articles
    Police officers are often forced to fire from outside a vehicle into the passenger compartment through the laminated windshield glass. As I said earlier, a car is actually an incredibly effective lethal weapon, a fact violent suspects know and exploit. Sometimes to keep from being run over or...
  2. The Box O' Truth Articles
    A lot of officers have been trained to conduct a high risk stop behind the "cover" of their door, leaving it open while they kneel behind it with their weapon drawn. This seems like a very logical tactic, but as you are about to see, it actually doesn't work in the real world. Notice that the...
  3. The Box O' Truth Articles
    We have all either seen or heard about the North Hollywood shootout, leaving us to wonder what kind of cover a car offers against these. Well, let's find out, shall we? First up, the AR15. Notice that I managed to snap a picture while the weapon was cycling... Pretty darn cool if you ask...
  4. The Box O' Truth Articles
    So what about the ol' reliable 12 guage shotgun? Well, we played with that too, using both buckshot and slugs. Again, notice that I captured the weapon cycling... Let's take a look at the door. Yet another one. And the result? The buckshot essentially performed like several slow...
  5. The Box O' Truth Articles
    Yes, I know, concrete isn't exactly part of a Buick, but you have seen the concrete blocks sitting on top of that Buick... Did you think they were there for show? The lesson with this little exhibition is that cover isn't bullet proof, meaning it might not be cover for very long. Cover can go...
  6. The Box O' Truth Articles
    So what about the other sections of the car? Well, we shot those too. Here you will see a photo progression of the Buick O' Truth taking a sound beating from an AR-15, beginning with the engine bay. Picture #2 Picture #3 Picture #4 Picture #5 Picture #6 And then the trunk area...
  7. The Box O' Truth Articles
    People often wonder and debate about cars and how they react to being shot with various types of weapons and ammunition. The best way to find out the answer to those various car-related shooting questions is to actually shoot some cars. First, let's consider a situation sometimes faced by...
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