Abstract: A furniture piece includes at least one armored panel and at least one locking mechanism wherein the at least one locking mechanism permits the at least one armored panel to be secured to a location adjacent to and substantially blocking at least one entrance of a room. The furniture piece may further include a furniture mobility mechanism, such as a wheel, a caster, a roller, a bearing, a sphere, a hemisphere, a cylinder, a skid or a slide. The furniture mobility mechanism may be selectable between a first “storage” position and a second “mobility” position, the second “mobility” position configured to assist in repositioning the furniture piece to the location adjacent to and substantially blocking the at least one entrance of the room. The furniture piece may be a bookcase, a wardrobe, a cabinet, a storage container, a shelf system, a wall hanging, a chalkboard, a whiteboard, a poster board, a desk and a table, and the locking mechanism may include a hook at a ring.