Crayons, glue, pencils, bullet-resistant backpack. For some parents, that’s what a back-to-school shopping list looks like this year.
Guard Dog Security's ProShield Scout backpacks are stocked for back-to-school season at Office Max and Office Depot. Other retailers are also selling it.Demand for bullet-resistant backpacks has been on the rise amid an increase in shootings at schools and other public places.
"The backpack has been a popular item," Yasir Sheikh, president and founder of Skyline USA, the company that makes Guard Dog Security products, said in an interview. "We have sold out a few times this year." His wife, Heidi, also had doubts about its ability to fully protect a child, but said, "But will I feel like a bad parent without them for my kids?"Sheikh said he started Skyline USA in 2013 in response to the demand for public and school safety items. Skyline sells other personal protection products like pepper sprays and stun guns.
Another company, Bullet Blocker, has been selling what it categorizes as bulletproof backpacks and personal security and protection items for more than a decade. Its products are sold at independent specialty retailers and on its website. The ProShield Scout backpacks are manufactured in China and sell for between $99 and $119, weighing just about 1 pound more than a regular backpack.
Further, many school shooters have used AR-15 rifles, which neither the Guard Dog nor the Bullet Blocker backpacks are marketed to protect against.
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