Binders, pencils and rulers are on most back-to-school shopping lists. Now, some parents are adding bulletproof backpacks, but is pint-sized armor going too far? On an ordinary school day for Demetric ...

National retailers are purchasing bulletproof backpacks from Guard Dog Security. And customers from all over the US are buying up MC Armor Company's bulletproof backpack inserts. Demand for ...

(NEW YORK) — In the wake of yet another deadly shooting at a school, some parents are turning to bulletproof backpacks. But how much protection they actually offer is up for debate. “[Our bulletproof ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- As the number of school massacres across the nation has grown, some companies have taken steps to reinvent every day items that students could use to protect themselves. Enter: the ...

MJ Safety Solutions has developed what it says is the first full-size, lightweight ballistic protection backpack that's affordable and practical for kids. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the ...

CBSLA reports that in the days since the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, sales of bulletproof backpacks have soared. Made by a Salt Lake City company called “Amendment II,” the ...

The bulletproof panels are designed to withstand multiple rounds from a handgun – and two of this season’s bestsellers are emblazoned with Disney princesses and Avengers superheroes. “Here’s our ...

“Parents, remember back in your day, when all you needed for a successful start to the school year were some sharpened No. 2 pencils, a bitchin’ Trapper Keeper, and a brown paper bag that you could ...

It’s a new school year, and due to very recent active-shooter incidents many parents are seeing advertising for what has been termed by portions of the media as the must have item for back-to-school: ...

More specifically, thin bulletproof plates that slide into backpacks and can be used as a shield against a ballistic barrage. He brought along a bright red backpack for demonstration. “It’s terrible ...

Binders, pencils and rulers are on most back-to-school shopping lists. Now, some parents are adding bulletproof backpacks, but is pint-sized armor going too far? On an ordinary school day for Demetric ...