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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...