Sales spike for bulletproof backpacks
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Parents are picking up bulletproof backpacks for their children in the wake of the recent school shooting in Connecticut. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Parents are picking up bulletproof backpacks for their children in the wake of the recent school shooting in Connecticut.
A Utah company called Amendment II makes backpacks that are lined with a light material that can stop handgun rounds.
The company primarily sells lightweight ballistic vests for police officers and soldiers, but they noticed a need for these new products.
"The concept came up as things happened at schools," said Richard Brand with Amendment II. "Children need protection too."
The company said it's been seeing such a demand for the new products, their website has crashed several times in the last few days.
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