A private school in South Florida is offering bulletproof armor that students can use to protect themselves from gunfire. Florida Christian School in Miami-Dade County, which has students ranging from ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Some stores in our area are now offering bulletproof backpacks as families prepare to head back to school. Channel 9′s Dave Faherty learned some of them have been sold in Burke ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some community activists in Chicago want children to carry bulletproof backpacks in an effort to stem the growing number of young gun violence victims. Violence Interrupters Executive ...

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The Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting has prompted increased demand for body armor backpacks. Sales for one company that makes the items have tripled, reports Mother Jones.

HOUSTON, Texas -- A bulletproof backpack? It is something many parents would have never imagined when they were in school. With the help of certified instructors, Eyewitness News put one to the test.

It seems that sometimes, personal security can take on a whole new level of importance—like, literally. Rezvani, known mainly for its rebodied armored vehicles, claims that one of their customers had ...

In light of the recent mass shootings and school season is just around the corner, bullet-resistant backpack sales are skyrocketing around the country. A similar product, made right here in Little ...

In the arsenal of school-sponsored security measures, metal detectors, ID checks and security cameras are practically second nature. A bullet resistant backpack insert? Not so much. At Florida ...

Bulletproof backpacks would be legal in public schools under a bill that breezed through the Legislature, nearing final approval Tuesday. The measure, Senate Bill 178, cleared the House 82-6 after a ...

The Louisiana Senate has approved a provision that would allow students to carry bulletproof backpacks on school grounds. The provision is not actually a new law, but rather an amendment to an ...