Bulletproof backpacks, wallets and children’s vests: a booming industry in the US after recent shootings | Society

States like Texas or Florida have seen a fairly large increase in the purchase of these implements. All derived from the latest acts of violence recorded on school campuses.

The latest shootings recorded in the United States, specifically in Uvalde y Highland Park, they have left wounds in their population, taking into account that, in the first of them, a total of 19 children and two teachers died. Due to the above, since it can be seen that the industry of backpacks and bulletproof vests for children is on the rise.

One of the latest ideas came from a Texas businessman named Kevin Goodman, who has proposed to adapt these implements for the sizes of minors.

It’s regarding the company Escape Armour, which offers two specific products. One of them consists of a folding vest, while the other integrates a shield adaptable to backpacks, which makes them ‘bulletproof’.

For now, the indicates that you can buy a shield backpack for 189 dollars, while children’s vests start at 379 US dollars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UdLNGRnYTA

through an advertisement TuffyPacksanother company in the field, promoted its set of bulletproof children’s implements, even testing its effectiveness.

For the above, a 9 mm rifle, a 9 mm pistol and a 45 caliber pistol were used. The video shows that no impact exceeded the protection.

“These two impacts here would have pierced my heart. These ones on the right would have pierced my right lung. And these below, here are two impacts, they would have easily pierced my left lung,” Kevin Goodman said.

Bulletproof backpack levels

Currently in the United States there are several states of bullet protection. Like Level IIA, Level II, Level IIIA, Level III and Level IV.

In this case, TuffyPacks and Escape Armor products are part of level IIIA, considered appropriate for citizenship.

It should be noted that the US Senate is currently debating the use of $50 million to purchase bulletproof vests for school police departments.

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