User blog comment:Griever0311/Ask A Marine: Hammerdown/@comment-1260687-20100408014945

@Price25: The riot shields I trained with were for that purpose: riot defense - sticks, stones, liquids, physical attacks, low-velocity shrapnel, and situational defense against crowd-control munitions. Any firearm is going to punch through a riot shield, except for maybe a .410, or maybe an incredibly low-velocity pistol round. Many ballistic shields, on the other hand, are proof against multiple impacts from .308 caliber rifle ammunition.

@DarthKenobi0: Yes. Regardless of whatever I may achieve in my life, I'll always count being a United States Marine as the highest honor I've held.