Israeli Ex-Commandos Market Armored Backpacks for U.S. Shootings
- ArmorMe backpacks can shield students in case of emergency
- Kevlar panels on front and back can stop shots from a handgun
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Two former Israeli commandos are looking to use their battleground experience to protect American schoolchildren from rampaging gunmen. Their answer: armored backpacks.
School safety has become a hot-button issue after a string of deadly shootings including the 2014 attack that killed 20 elementary school students and six staff in Newtown, Connecticut, and the assault in Parkland, Florida, a year ago that claimed 17 lives.