HOUSTON, Texas -- A bulletproof backpack? It is something many parents would have never imagined when they were in school. With the help of certified instructors, Eyewitness News put one to the test.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...

It seems that sometimes, personal security can take on a whole new level of importance—like, literally. Rezvani, known mainly for its rebodied armored vehicles, claims that one of their customers had ...

HOUSTON -- As the number of school massacres across the nation has grown, some companies have taken steps to reinvent every day items that students could use to protect themselves. Enter: the ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Dropping off and picking up her two boys from school is part of Kisa Shapiro’s daily routine. However, she admits after hearing about school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe ...

The ever-present fear of a school shooting is something that lingers in the mind of nearly every parent these days when they send their kids off to school. But what if you could shield your child with ...

Bulletproof backpacks on display at Office Depot on East Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Office Depot is one of several national retailers selling the items. Recent mass ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Some stores in our area are now offering bulletproof backpacks as families prepare to head back to school. Channel 9′s Dave Faherty learned some of them have been sold in Burke ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- Back to school means backpacks, but what if you could make that backpack bulletproof? A Danville dad and tactical gear expert invented what he calls the "pak protect." ...

STOW, Ohio -- Demand is growing for a bulletproof backpack insert billed as a protection for children during school shootings. A company in Ohio says that interest has gone through the roof since the ...

Well here's some more depressing news: Mother Jones's Tim Murphy has the full story of why adults are stocking up on backpacks lined with "carbon nanotube armor" in the wake of the Newtown massacre.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the number of school massacres across the nation has grown, some companies have taken steps to reinvent every day items that students could use to protect themselves. Enter ...