CENTRAL ILLINOIS — ‘Bulletproof backpacks‘ are being sold at area Office Depots in central Illinois. The Office Depot in Normal, located at 1700 E College Ave, Normal, has the book bags in store.

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 ...

Instead of letting their children choose a plastic backpack covered in Hello Kitty or Spider-Man, some parents are purchasing bags that double as shields in case kids get caught in gunfire. Companies ...

Bulletproof backpacks on display at Office Depot on East Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Office Depot is one of several national retailers selling the items. Recent mass ...

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 ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga — With the uptick in mass shootings, some parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their children. Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell worked with law enforcement ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Kids are heading back to school soon and parents are stocking up on school supplies. In the wake of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, more and more parents are adding ...

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 renewed ...