Posted on 08/01/2019 1:32:27 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
I seem to remember seeing something from the manufacturer recommended that the user position the bag up high at the shoulders while running away. I figured I’d use it as a “shield” while shooting back, but that’s just me. :-)
Textbooks would probably stop a lot of rounds. Those are probably too heavy for the kids, though.
I’m pretty sure this is the one they bought me -
https://guarddog-security.com/proshield-ii-black
... the details state 3.86 lbs. :-)
I’ve not heard of kids getting shot on the way to school, or home from school.
Wouldn’t their backpacks be in their lockers during school hours? Or do kids tote them around all day, now?
We had to carry our books and notebooks and pencil cases to and from class IN OUR ARMS like the BARBARIANS we were, LOL!
Of course, we kept our guns, ammo and knives locked in the trunks of our cars out in the parking lot. We only had about two hours to hunt small game or fish after school before we had to be home for chores - which usually involved more sharp agricultural instruments, LOL!
To pull a knife or a gun on someone you had a disagreement with at school was CHEATING! NO ONE would do that! Ever! Fist fights, or hair-pulling cat-fights for the girls. (Those, of course, were the best.)
Wow. That is lighter than I figured.
I have a work bag with an insert ( I work in ER and the hospital went “patient friendly” so NO locked doors or security). Ditto one as a backpack insert since I travel overseas a lot. Very light weight. Will only stop a pistol round but it’s better than nothing.
I don’t know to make of it. I just read the spec sheet that came with it, and it’s certified by some lab somewhere to be NIJ TL-3A... but I’ve got a serviceable TL-3A “Interceptor” vest and as you probably know, it’s an entirely different ANIMAL. With the plates, it’s just downright heavy. But as far as a laptop bag is concerned, I like this thing. I like it though because in my line of work I have to keep things organized and the bag has enough compartmented storage to keep things separate and organized. I’ve never, EVER used the audio connection, nor have I ever put my mobile device in it, so I can’t even say if that works or not. I’m “guessing” that it does. :-) I’ve had this thing since Feb and IF it wears as well as my previous bag, I’ll call it a SUCCESS!... but we’ll see what it looks like in five years. :-) So far, all the “expensive” laptop bags I’ve had all break within three years... EXCEPT for that DoD issued cammo assault pack!...which came to me at no cost to myself!
So, an easy way to put together your own bullet proof vest at home where they’re not legal to buy otherwise, huh? Throw in some of the Mythbusters tips and you’re looking good.
COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY!
1) Several school districts do not allow kids to carry their backpacks into the classrooms.
2) Most kids who use backpacks have them hung on hooks away from their person and/or in their locker.
The one plus is these things stop most handgun rounds, which CONTRARY to the news report, are the most commonly used weapons in school shootings. AR-15’s are used less than 33% of the time in school shootings! Handguns and shotguns are much more common, so if they have their backpack with them, they MAY have a better chance to survive.
Fox 13, Tampa reported that they are available in the Tampa Bay area and cost $100 to $150 dollars
They’ve been around in one form or another for 25 years. They were popular in Detroit at least that long ago.
CC
WRT: 2
Ever cut Kevlar?
==8-O
I’d throw it at the shooter and run screaming like a little girl so i wouldn’t be the ideal person to have with you in that situation :)
So what’s the additional weight and thickness?
About 1/2 an inch and a couple of pounds. Here is a video link to something similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7jiIQOgwtI
Not that he does NOT use a metal plate. Weight is not an exact science due to different “weights” of the fabric and epoxy - sorry.
Sometimes running away and screaming is a viable solution. Sometimes it’s not. :-)
Agreed! :)
I’ve had guns pulled on me twice.
I didn’t run because 1. i would be four feet away before they shot me in the back. 2. I DID NOT think that in those particular situations, they were going to use it.
Well one wasn’t PULLED on me, I saw it sticking out of a small carry on a guy I was driving had.
And that’s ok but he wanted to go to a courthouse that was closed at 3am and in a very bad neighborhood.
I parked the car at a light and ran out!!
I called the dispatcher and he said “where’s the car??”
I said “I dunno!! I guess still at the light!!”
It was. Passenger was gone
Sick. Next, children will wear fashionable Kevlar clothes.
Sick. Next, children will wear fashionable Kevlar clothes.
extra large for the obese student XXXL ??
how heavy are these and wil there be lawsuits suing the maker for straining the child who must heft them ?
what about when they fail because shot isnt on the backpack ?? I see lawyers rubbing their hands together and smilling thinking up future lawsuits
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