Bullet Proof Backpacks for the Kiddies - That's the Answer
Posted on the 19 December 2012 by Mikeb302000
Mother Jones reports
"Basically, there's three models," says Derek Williams. "A SwissGear
that's made for teens, and we've got an Avengers and a Disney Princess
backpack for little kids."
Williams is the president of Amendment
II, a Salt Lake City-based company that manufactures lightweight body
armor for law enforcement and military use. But lately they've moved
into a different market: body armor for kids. Six months ago, Amendment
II introduced a new line of backpacks, built with the company's
signature carbon nanotube armor, designed to keep kids safe in the event
of school shootings. Since Friday's massacre
at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, sales have gone through
the roof. "I can't go into exact sales numbers, but basically we tripled
our sales volume of backpacks that we typically do in a month—in one
week," Williams says.