"If the kid has a backpack next to them, or under the desk, they can pick it up, the straps act as a handle and it becomes a shield," Curran said.
It's much lighter than a 15-pound police vest. After three years of experimenting, the backpacks that were tested by an outside lab ranked threat level two. It stops an assortment of bullets, including 9-millimeter hollow point bullets.
It'll also give the assailant a nice target to aim at center mass. Besides, guess what else will stop "an assortment of bullets, including 9-millimeter hollow point bullets"?
How about just an ordinary backpack that doesn't cost $175 full of...uh... books?
But I wouldn't recommend betting my child's life on that. What would I recommend?
Oh, gee, I don't know.
Besides, Wayne doesn't like the idea.