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 ...

Not all are for kids; some companies market them to commuting adults. The products start with plain bullet-resistant panels, which cost about $100 and can be inserted into regular backpacks.

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 ...

MADISON, Ala. – As school safety remains top of mind, WHNT News 19 is putting ballistic products marketed for children to the test. We bought two products: the BulletBlocker Clear backpack wh… ...

After the October 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which shooter Stephen Paddock, 64, left 58 dead and 546 injured, sales of Guard Dog's ProShield line of bulletproof backpacks spiked.

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

5 On Your Side tested the Guard Dog Proshield II backpack. It says 'bulletproof' on the label, but if you look at the fine print, it's only rated to stop handguns.

School Offering Bulletproof Panels For Kids' Backpacks. November 9, 2017 / 12:52 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia By Laura Diaz-Zuniga, CNN.

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.