Posted: 8/11/2007 9:27:31 AM EDT
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Interesting.... www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13860078/detail.html 
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Most schools around here are the opposite and do not allow lockers. |
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Bulletproof backpacks are nothing new. Heck, for a while MAC-10's came in briefcases that could be used as kevlar shields. Whip it open, grab the MAC, and hold the briefcase out like a shield. While an interesting idea, I'd much rather invest in an actual ballistic vest than a backpack that I may not be wearing (or if I am wearing it, may not be between me and the attacker) or that I may not be allowed to have with me (though in college, such ridiculous rules are non-existent). Or, you know, a handgun so I can actually stop the attacker from killing me and others. All the school/college killers tend to be pretty thorough in regards to finishing off survivors lately. |
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SS guy once told me years ago that basically everything around the prez is bullet proof to some extent. ie, clipboards, raincoats, brief cases etc.... So they can be used as a shield while extracting him from a situation. Bulletproof back pack makes sense to me. 
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There isn't a market for them though. It's just easily swayed dumbasses who will buy them. Count how many school shootings* there have been and compare it to the days of class in session in the same time period. *Real school shootings like VT, not gang shootings in a school. |
There were (and are, AFAIK) several companies marketing "executive kevlar" - level II or III chunks that come in sizes to fit inside most attache cases - figuring the target can carry a briefcase w/o notice. MAC-10 optional. 
All the more reason we need to make laws prohibiting murder! Ummmm, how about rules establishing gun-free zones in schools! Oh, wait... where have I seen that before... Give me a minute... I'm sure it works the way they intended... 
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Remember after 9/11 when they were selling corperate parachutes? As in, for jumping out of burning buildings? |