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 ...

Boothbay Harbor police chief: "I wanted to figure out a way of making them feel a little more comfortable about being in school.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

He said money needed to buy such body armor could be much better spent on prevention and intervention programs that are already working. Auer, a local businessman who co-organized an employee program ...

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.

Guard Dog Security's ProShield Scout backpacks are stocked for back-to-school season at Office Max and Office Depot. Other retailers are also selling it. It is the first model the company has targeted ...

Stow, Ohio – ShotStop® Ballistics Technologies, LLC (ShotStop), an innovative and leading manufacturer of patented and patent-pending advanced ballistic technologies, including, body armor, ballistic ...

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 ...

SURVIVOR-1 from Ballistipax is the only bag of its kind that deploys easily with a patented single-handed pull, giving the wearer critical, in-the-moment flexibility, as well as potentially ...

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 ...