| As the name suggests, bullet resistant glass has | | | | no place can be termed as safe. Even a house or |
| the ability of preventing bullets from penetrating | | | | a commercial establishment can be at risk. |
| the glass when fired at it. Bullet proof glass is | | | | Besides the military, the police also needs a |
| made by using a transparent and strong material | | | | protective covering in the form of bullet proof |
| like polycarbonate thermoplastic. | | | | glass. One of the best ways to employ the bullet |
| How is the bullet resistant glass made? | | | | proof is by using bullet windows in the police cars. |
| A layer of polycarbonate thermoplastic is | | | | Sudden attacks can be prevented by the use of |
| sandwiched between two layers of glass. When a | | | | bullet resistant windows. |
| bullet is fired at the bullet proof, the bullet only | | | | The increasing number of bank robberies has |
| manages to pierce the exterior layer of glass. The | | | | prompted banks for using bullet resistant glass. |
| bullet is stopped by the very strong and | | | | The dangers of a firearm can be minimized by |
| protective layer of polycarbonate thermoplastic. | | | | the use of bullet proof glass in banks. The banks |
| The interior layer remains unaffected and the | | | | can use these kinds of protective glass for |
| people on the other side of the bullet resistant | | | | ensuring the safety of their workers. |
| glass are safe. | | | | Schools have also become targets of terrorist |
| Bullet proof glass is also made up of several | | | | attacks and shootings. It is the duty of the school |
| layers of laminated glass. A special type of liquid | | | | authorities to make sure that the children are |
| rubber is used to glue the layers of laminated | | | | adequately protected from such dangers. Bullet |
| glass together. | | | | proof glass can be incorporated in the school |
| There has been a constant effort to create | | | | structure to infiltrate the bullets of a gunman. |
| something better for the protection of man. As | | | | Bullet proof glassware being used in shopping |
| weapons are becoming more advanced, the | | | | malls, movie theatres, filling stations, hotels and |
| means of protection are also being upgraded. In a | | | | restaurants to make sure that the owners and |
| bid to make stronger defensive structures and | | | | customers inside are safe. |
| better protective gear, the bullet resistant glass | | | | Few homes are also using bullet resistant windows |
| has been developed. prevents not just a single | | | | and glasses for getting a good night's sleep. The |
| bullet, but a series of bullets. | | | | number of criminals breaking into houses has |
| That glasses proving beneficial in places more than | | | | made even the home an unsafe place. One of the |
| one. The use of bullet glass is not just limited to | | | | ways of feeling protected is by using bullet proof |
| places of law enforcement, but also to a variety | | | | glass. |
| of other places. With the current state of affairs, | | | | |