Bulletproof Backpacks Surge in Sales
Since the school shooting that occurred at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, the sale bulletproof backpacks have skyrocketed.
According to USA Today both the Bullet Blocker brand and the Guard Dog Security brand have experienced rapid growth.
In February, a former student of Stoneman Douglas High School arrived on school grounds and killed 17 and wounded others.
Could the use of a bulletproof backpack have saved lives?
Bulletproof Backpack Test Results
ABC Action News did a test on the Bulletproof backpack and found that it could resist rounds fired from a handgun. However, they also found that the rounds fired from an AR-15, still penetrated the protection of the pack.
Ryan Hart, a certified firearms instructor still recommended the backpack.
While it did not stop a direct shot from an assault rifle it can still stop bullet fragments, ricochets, glass flying through the air.
View the test results in the video below.
Guard Dog Security Donates to Broward Education Foundation
Guard Dog Security, located in Sanford Florida has pledged to donate proceeds from the backpack sales to charity.
The Broward Education Foundation Mission Statement Reads:
It is the mission of the Broward Education Foundation to energize and engage the extended community to transform the lives of Broward County Public School students through the support of quality education.
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Should You Buy a Bulletproof Backpack for Kids
This is an interesting question.
Should we depend on school resources officers to lay down their life for your child?
While most school resources officers are supposed to “serve and protect” they might not arrive in time or they might not arrive at all.
Should we depend on teachers (armed or unarmed) to lay down their life for your child?
If they do confront the shooter, will that save your child?
Because we do not know how someone might react to a life and death situation we can never be sure what the end result might be.
Can we depend on partisan lawmakers to protect our kids?
Is it likely that someone else will do anything to make sure your kids get home at the expense of their personal safety?
I do not have the answer to that.
Therefore, it is probably in the best interest of the child for the parent to do what they can to offer them a measure of protection.
While most of us want to believe others will protect our kids, it really comes down to the parents.
