But bulletproof backpacks are not a solution to our school shooting epidemic. They are, at best, a Band-Aid — and at worst an admission that we’re never going to take real action.

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.

Sales of bulletproof backpacks are surging in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre, manufacturers and reports said. Scared parents are reportedly scrambling to buy the armored bags, even ...

There appear to be no sanctioned Spider-Man bulletproof backpacks for sale online — but there are plenty of companies touting “inserts” that “make any bag bulletproof.” One company sells ...

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 ...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — 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.

Parents of public school students in New Orleans may soon be able to send their children to school wearing so-called bulletproof backpacks. On Tuesday, an Orleans Parish School Board committee ...

They are bullet-resistant. The same applies to supposed bulletproof backpacks. They are not bulletproof but ballistic (bullet) resistant. There’s a limit on what they can stop. Ballistic-resistant ...

Five-year-old Weston practising active shooter drills using a bulletproof backpack at home with mom Cassie Cassie Walton. I had really bad postpartum depression, which I immediately got medical ...

The recent San Bernadino, California massacre that killed 14 and wounded more, has prompted Austin, Texas based iBackPack to move forward with a Kevlar ...

The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair begins Sunday in Dallas.Courtesy of Society for Science The world's largest high school science fair starts Sunday in Dallas, Texas. More than ...