In the wake of tragic mass shootings, some parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children. “When Uvalde happened, my daughter had just graduated from Pre-K. I grieve for those parents,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some parents are being extra cautious and purchasing bulletproof backpacks for their kids. TuffyPacks feature ballistic inserts placed in a child's backpack. The company says it provides the same ...

HOUSTON -- 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 ...

With the uptick in mass shootings, some parents are sending their kids off to school with bulletproof backpacks. “When Uvalde happened my daughter had just graduated from Pre-K. I grieve for those ...

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’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: ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga — With the uptick in mass shootings, some parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children. Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell worked with law enforcement ...

Companies that make bulletproof products are seeing sales spike following the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. National retailers are purchasing bulletproof backpacks from Guard Dog Security. And ...