Bullet resistant garage doors

A bullet resistant garage door, comprising:

• a plurality of vertically disposed garage door panels hinged together to permit a pivotal deflection of each garage door panel relative to an adjacent garage door panel to permit said garage door to move between a vertical closed position and an elevated horizontal opened position, each said garage door panel including:
• an interior aluminum panel;
• an exterior aluminum panel;
• and
• an insulation panel between said interior and exterior aluminum panels;
• trim members covering said exterior aluminum panel to provide an aesthetically pleasing exterior appearance;
• and
• said vertically adjacent garage door panels having a joint therebetween, each said joint having a first gap between the respective interior aluminum panels of the adjacent garage door panels and a second gap between the respective exterior aluminum panels of the adjacent garage door panels, said first and second gaps being vertically spaced when said garage door is in said vertical closed position.

A bullet resistant garage door, comprising:

• a plurality of vertically disposed garage door panels hinged together to permit a pivotal deflection of each garage door panel relative to an adjacent garage door panel to permit said garage door to move between a vertical closed position and an elevated horizontal opened position, each said garage door panel including:
• an interior ballistic panel;
• an exterior ballistic panel;
• an insulation panel between said interior and exterior ballistic panels;
• and
• a shield affixed to said exterior ballistic panel to extend below said exterior ballistic panel when said garage door is in said vertical closed position.