Over the last ten years there have been more than 230 school shootings. Congress still has not addressed the gun issue that is the cause of this carnage, but good old American ingenuity has risen to the challenge.
You can now buy your 2nd grader a bulletproof hoodie or a backpack with a removable ballast shield. How about a bulletproof three-ring binder? Also available are bulletproof classroom desks and bullet-resistant hand-held shields. And there’s more!
I won’t even comment on how stupid this is.
Info for this post is from Emily Baumgaertner and Alex Kalman, “Grabbing School Gear in Case of a Shooting, New York Times, (Sept. 22, 2024, p. 20.
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