Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday to look into companies that claim to provide bulletproof school supplies. Manufacturers advertisers that inserts placed ...

She designed a bulletproof backpack that can be worn by elementary school children. "I can't vote, but I can engineer," Cotroneo told Insider. Maya Shah, 15, from Texas, is another finalist.

So reads an advertisement for BulletBlocker, a company selling bulletproof backpacks and other body armor for children. Since the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children ...

“Three quarters of school shooters use a family member's gun. Bulletproof backpacks aren't going to solve this problem.” Po Murray, chairwoman of the Newtown Action Alliance, called the produc ...

Demand for bulletproof kids' gear is spiking following the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, manufacturers told Insider. Four companies that manufacture bulletproof gear said they've ...

Manufacturers advertisers that inserts placed into backpacks made them bulletproof. Activities disagree. Sen. Blumenthal demands investigation into deadly deli meat recall “Deceptive marketing ...

A victim of car theft helped police locate and arrest a suspect after he used a fraudulent check to purchase a car, police said.