Ed,
I wasn't thinking anywhere in the range of an MP5 as I have always had a handgun in my vehicles. You never know when you might need to stop in the middle of the road to remove the soon-to-be-boots gator that is in the way.
My show and go comment is in reference to some slang that was used when several of the police forces were complaining about their 9mm sidearms not having enough energy and were not stopping the criminals when they had to use their weapons. It was a few years back, and the overwhelming handgun of choice for many changed to the .40 cal and mostly Glocks as the standard sidearm. It made alot of news because of the complaints about the cost of replacing every sidearm in the force and whether it was necessary. It was some news article that had the quote about the show and go.
As far as the bullet-proof goes, they were not selling the idea that it was a bullet-proof option for a vehicle, but they do have some thicker laminates for businesses and what-not that does stop some lower velocity rounds and works well in bomb blasts. We even made the comment that most car-jackers would be right at the window and even a .25 with the barrel right at the window would penetrate. My bullet-proof comment was based on the thought of the stray round that has lost much of it's energy. Just like when my father was shooting a .38 out at my land and one ricocheted and "lodged" into the windshield of an old truck.
I agree with you, PhilD, the NATO rounds are not made to stop and expand in the first target they acquire. I am more of the thought pattern of rounds that work like rounds from my hunting rifles. Maximum energy and maximum expansion, and I would keep my .50cal Desert Eagle in my vehicle if I could find a place to put it. I just think that if I ever had to defend myself, and not claiming to be expert with a handgun, I don't want to need a second shot to get the job done. Remember, one shot, one kill.
By the way, the Desert Eagle was one of my first handgun purchases because then I thought it was a "cool" gun. Since, it has stayed locked up because it's just not fun to shoot.
Back on subject, Ed, I read in the FAQ section that it offers a limited lifetime warranty on residential applications and I guess that was what the sales rep was referring to. And again, they claim to be the only laminate film that has achieved all kinds of testing standards that I have no idea what they mean. Also, this was the first time I had heard of a simple option to put on your vehicle to slow down the burglary of your car. I didn't know about the 3M products, etc until you brought it up. As far as being able to get out of your window with these type products, they say that it is a one-way protection and it's easy to break out from the laminate side (on the inside) but not from the outside.
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