MIAMI (CBSMiami) – You have heard of bullet proof armor for law enforcement and our military. What about bulletproof armor for your children? A local school is encouraging parents to buy armor for ...

Buffalo Armory LLC is seeing a huge demand for its body amor products to protect police and EMS crews from a high-powered rifle shot. Using a special technique to make lighter-weight steel body armor ...

Sales of bulletproof backs soared shortly after the Uvalde school shooting. But do they work? A security consultant weighs in. Eric Gay AP The new school year is right around the corner for children ...

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 ...

The Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting has prompted increased demand for body armor backpacks. Sales for one company that makes the items have tripled, reports Mother Jones.

Today in dystopian additions to school supply lists: bullet-resistant panels for kids’ backpacks. Florida Christian School, the Miami Herald reported, has begun selling $120 inserts that turn a ...

Following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the sale of bulletproof backpacks is on the rise. However, as reports emerge of parents increasingly investing in ...

Jacquelyn Martin / AP Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass ...

Nationwide, schools are looking at ways to step up security since the Parkland, Florida shooting. But some parents are also looking at things they can do. Backpack armor is a popular option and now ...

For decades, protection lagged far behind lethality on the battlefield. The only practical protection from bullets and dangerous flying objects was steel, but weight forced a tradeoff between ...