I'm glad I don't have to live with the continuous fear of thinking that my daughters' school may be the next to live a tragedy like the ones that are becoming more common in United States. Even more so when the death of firearms increases, sales of these weapons also increase.
The demand for bullet-resistant backpacks for children and other products such as armored pants has increased in recent weeks in the country due to the fears of the population after the massacre at the Newtown school.
Many stores specializing in military and bulletproof protection products argue that their sales have increased more than three times in recent days, and their new customers are, above all, worried parents (scared, I would say) who want their children to go more insurance to schools and nurseries.
It is not uncommon to find in these stores specific sections dedicated to schools, as in this Bullet Blocker website, where we find several models of bulletproof backpacks. The instructions can also be found thanks to which a child could be protected with such a backpack.
Bulletproof Backpacks, which can be purchased in several models (with princesses, superheroes or smooth) ... cost between 120 and 300 euros. They are designed with a material capable of stopping the bullets of the guns (although not of other weapons such as rifles). What they will not protect is from back problems, something we do care more about these parts ...
If in the North American country many parents put their bibs children who identify them as "Future member of the Rifle Association", it is not surprising that the weapons are normal in the lives of many families.
Unfortunately, this fact seems to be linked to the increase in violence and deaths from firearms. And despite this, the solution that is proposed to avoid massacres like the one that happened recently in Newtown is to have more weapons: for the vigilantes, for the teachers…
Another "solution" are bulletproof backpacks to go to kindergarten and school, or armored pants. Although I fear that there is no backpack or a magical garment that avoids a misfortune ...
