WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Notebooks, pencils, new sneakers. These back-to-school supplies are pretty standard, but a new school item is being touted this year – the bullet-resistant backpack. But what are ...

In the age of school and mass shootings, some companies are crafting backpacks that double as bulletproof vests. Masada-Armour and The Self Defense Company both offer backpacks that transform into ...

America’s growing number of school shootings has been good for the bottom line of a company that makes bulletproof backpacks. The Israeli company Masada Armour, which designs military-grade vests, ...

An Israeli firm says it has sold US customers hundreds of its bullet-proof schoolbags, introduced in the wake of the Parkland school massacre. “We designed a bullet-proof backpack at the request of ...

An employee of the Israeli protection gear manufacturer Masada Armour shows a new civilian bulletproof backpack, designed for schoolchildren, at the company's headquarters in Julis, Northern Israel.

An Israeli firm says it has sold US customers hundreds of its bulletproof backpacks, introduced in the wake of the Parkland school massacre. “We designed a bulletproof backpack at the request of our ...

Notebooks, pencils, new sneakers... These back to school supplies are pretty standard, but a new school item is being touted this year — the bullet-resistant backpack. But what are they, what do they ...