• THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I guarantee that whatever gun did this could probably go through most internal building walls in European homes too. It’s a gun, not a nerf dart.

    Of course, unless it came in from outside the building. In which case, brick would probably stop it, yeah. I’d probably know if I read the article, but, ya know how it goes.

    But yes on that first part.

    • Culf@feddit.dk
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      3 hours ago

      The interior walls in my European apartment are made of a thick layer of reinforced concrete I find it quite unlikely any bullets will go through…

      • THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Do you have air conditioning? I’m starting to wonder if that’s related to insulation. Or maybe it’s just older. Then again, 120 year old American houses have plaster walls which will also not stop a bullet. Buuuuut European buildings are much older. Or, can be. Probably just built better too.

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      4 hours ago

      A fair number of internal walls are also thick brick or concrete. In warmer climates it helps keep the building cool from thermal mass, it’s also sturdier for places prone to hurricanes.

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      4 hours ago

      Small firearms go through ~10cm thick bricks but not through a computer?