A Colombian firm said kids' body armor sales to the U.S. are booming. March 27, 2013 — -- It was an ordinary school day for Demitric Boykin and his 4-year-old daughter, Jaliyah. Ordinary ...

Though not bulletproof, the sheet is made from 60 layers of tiny microfibers, which stiffen to create a Kevlar-like armor. “The product can be pierced, but you can’t tear it,” Fisher explained.

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It was an ordinary school day for Demitric Boykin and his 4-year-old daughter, Jaliyah. Ordinary, except for her brand-new backpack, ABC reports. Despite the girly pink fabric and pretty fairies that ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- With kids going back to class soon, parents are thinking about getting school supplies. But some might be surprised by what they see on the shelves at some stores. Backpacks ...

In Arizona, a body armor manufacturer called Amendment II says sales of its bulletproof children's backpacks — Avengers for boys, Disney princesses for girls — have risen more than 500 percent.

Of course, there’s another way to debate the effectiveness of bulletproof backpacks: Fire a bunch of bullets into them. We purchased two models. One was the Tuffy BackPack, which sells on ...

Bulletproof backpacks are seeing an uptick in sales, companies say. — -- In the wake of yet another deadly shooting at a school, some parents are turning to bulletproof backpacks. But how ...

The image is arresting: a row of smiling, backpack-wearing children, under the words "Back to School Protection," in an advertisement for a bulletproof backpack. "It does potentially start ...

Bulletproof backpacks have been on the market for years, but recent mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, among the worst of the 260 mass shootings in the United States this year, have brought ...

Bulletproof Vests for School Kids? Arizona Fire Captain Says They're Now a Necessity. Published Dec 08, ... This includes bulletproof backpacks, binder inserts, and tablet cases.