The Patriot Files Forums  

Go Back   The Patriot Files Forums > Military News > Family

Post New Thread  Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 09-01-2018, 08:42 AM
Boats's Avatar
Boats Boats is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Sauk Village, IL
Posts: 21,783
Unhappy An Israeli company is designing military-grade bulletproof backpacks for US school ki

An Israeli company is designing military-grade bulletproof backpacks for US school kids
By: Chase Purdy 9-1-18 ~ 1 hour ago
Re: https://qz.com/1376765/us-school-sho...roof-backpack/

An Israeli company that designs military-grade vests, uniforms, and helmets says it has developed a bulletproof backpack for school kids. Orders from America are pouring in.

Interest in Masada Armour’s backpack cropped up after a mass shooting in February at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Since then, the company has increased production to more than 500 backpacks per month, according to Agence France-Presse.

“The backpack is designed for regular student use,” of carrying books, a laptop and the like, according to the company’s website. It weighs less than 3kg (6.5lbs) and costs about $700. It can withstand the force of bullets fired from high-velocity rifles, including the AK-47, AR-15, and M-16. The company says it can offer an even stronger backpack by adding ballistic hard plates.

It’s is a sobering reflection of the state of gun violence in America that market demand would push the company to design the backpack at all. The US’s firearm death rate that far exceeds other wealthy countries around the world.

Link statistics world wide:

Firearm rate in OECD countries: (per 100,000 people)

World Countries:
United States, "10.2"
Finland , "3.6"
Austria , "3"
France , "2.8"
Canada, "2.3"
Belgium , "1.8"
Czech Republic , "1.8"
Norway , "1.8"
Portugal , "1.8"
Slovakia , "1.8"
Denmark, "1.6"
Sweden , "1.5"
Italy, "1.3"
New Zealand , "1.2"
Germany, "1.1"
Australia , "1"
Ireland , "1"
Hungary , "0.9"
Spain , "0.6"
Netherlands , "0.5"
United Kingdom ,"0.2"
Japan , "0"
Republic of Korea ,"0"

No data oni Russia or China

Requests for the backpack come as US Education Department secretary Betsy Devos said publicly that she would allow US states to use federal funds to purchase guns for protecting schools. That news rippled through Congress, disappointing some lawmakers who argue that arming teachers is the wrong way to address America’s problem with school shootings.
__________________
Boats

O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

"IN GOD WE TRUST"
sendpm.gif Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.