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 ...

Bulletproof backpack inserts claim to offer an extra level of protection for your children as threat of school shootings continues to be unpredictable in the U.S. But do they work? “I don’t know why ...

With every mass shooting in the United States comes renewed fear of another. It’s a fear particularly potent among parents of young children and especially now, days away from the start of the school ...

In a photo from ArmorMe, an advertisement for the company's bulletproof backpacks. A growing number of companies are marketing them to parents who are desperate to protect their children from gunmen.

RALEIGH, NC -- Bulletproof backpacks are in high demand as many parents wrestle with how to protect their children from school shootings. At least one company, Guard Dog Security, reported it has sold ...

Deadly mass shootings over the weekend have led to a heavy increase in sales for bulletproof backpacks as the start of school nears for most of America's children. A Texas company that sells survival ...

ST. LOUIS — It's a back-to-school supply that many parents now say, sadly, is a necessity. Bulletproof vests are now available on store shelves in the St. Louis area. Pedro Beltranena’s 9-year-old ...

Hawthorne Police Sgt. James W. Geier raised the muzzle of his Benelli M2 Tactical shotgun. He took a half-step forward, leaning into the big 12-gauge as he pressed its butt tightly against his right ...

Notebooks, pencils, new sneakers... These back to school supplies are pretty standard, but a new school item is being touted this year — the bullet-resistant backpack. But what are they, what do they ...