Shield apparatuses having offensive and defensive structures

A movable ballistic shield apparatus comprising:

• a body including a middle section, a forward facing left wing, and a forward facing right wing so that the body has a convex configuration when viewed from a back of the body,
• a plurality of automatic spike deployment assemblies,
• a plurality of handles disposed on or in a back surface of the middle section or on or in the back surface of the middle section and on or in a back surface of each of the wings,
• at least three omnidirectional roller assemblies disposed on a bottom of the middle section and the wings so that the shield stands upright, and
• a monitoring assembly including a power supply, a processing unit, a display device, cameras, sensors, at least one non-lethal electroshock unit, at least one wireless transmitter and receiver, at least one microphone, and at least one speaker, wherein the power supply provides power to the other components via wires and the processing unit communications and controls the other components via wires or via wireless communication,
• wherein the middle and wings comprise a ballistic material capable of slowing, trapping, stopping and/or deflecting a bullet.

A method of using electronic shields comprising:

• providing a shield comprising:
• a body including:
• a middle section,
• a forward facing left wing, and
• a forward facing right wing configured to have a convex configuration when viewed from a back of the body,
• a plurality of spikes or spike deployment assemblies,
• a plurality of handles disposed in or on a back surface of the middle section or in or on the back surface of the middle section and back surfaces of the wings,
• at least three omnidirectional roller assemblies, and
• a monitoring assembly including:
• a power supply,
• a processing unit,
• a display device,
• cameras,
• sensors,
• at least one non-lethal electroshock unit,
• at least one wireless transmitter and receiver,
• at least one microphone, and
• at least one speaker,
• wherein the power supply provides power to the other components via wires, and wherein the processing unit communications and controls the other components via wires or via wireless communication, and wherein the middle and wings are constructed out of a ballistic material capable of slowing, trapping, stopping, and/or deflecting a bullet;
• receiving an emergency code transmitted from a facility or from law enforcement or other emergency services via the at least one wireless transmitter and receiver;
• activating one or a plurality of shields;
• activating inter-shield communication;
• activating facility communication;
• activating law enforcement communication;
• deploying the spikes;
• receiving data, via the processing unit, from the shield cameras and sensors, from the other shields, from the facility, and law enforcement on a continuous, a periodic, a semi-periodic, and/or an intermittent basis for the duration of the emergency situation;
• sending the data, via the processing unit, to the display device;
• displaying the sensor data in a sensor data window on the display device;
• displaying the other shield data in an other shield data window on the display device;
• displaying the facility data in a facility data window on the display device;
• displaying the law enforcement data in a law enforcement data window on the display device;
• determining, via the processing unit, from any, some, or all of the data an optimal location for the shield or shields from both an offensive and defensive perspective;
• communicating, via the processing unit, with the other shields, facility personnel, and law enforcement;
• coordinating, via the processing unit, shield movement with law enforcement and/or other shields based on a dynamics of the emergency situation;
• and
• repeating the receiving, sending, displaying, determining, communicating, and coordinating steps until the emergency situation is over.