According to CNN, bulletproof backpacks for kids are going like hotcakes. Yet, I just saw this on the Bulletblocker (maker of such kids' backpacks) site:
I am not necessarily advocating such a backpack, but it is ironic that the one thing that a kid might be able to have to help in a school shooting is illegal to buy online (and I can't imagine you can buy one in a store in Conn.) And, yes, I am aware IIIA is not going to stop a rifle round.
Residents of Connecticut are prohibited from buying Body Armor unless the sale is face to face (or unless the buyer is a police officer, Police Department, or military). We can't ship to Connecticut, or even accept credit cards billed there...
I am not necessarily advocating such a backpack, but it is ironic that the one thing that a kid might be able to have to help in a school shooting is illegal to buy online (and I can't imagine you can buy one in a store in Conn.) And, yes, I am aware IIIA is not going to stop a rifle round.