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Bulletproof Backpacks And Combat Apparel Sales Soar
First gun sales soared, then Wal-Mart ran out of guns, then parents, stunned by the popular response in the aftermath of the Newtown mass murder which saw the White House threaten to curb the Second Amendment and lead to an even more unprecedented scramble for guns and ammo, and seeing nothing but confusion (but lots of bickering meant to extract nothing but political brownie points) out of the government instead of any hope of actual protection, decided it was time for some vigilante protection. The end result: sales of bulletproof backpacks have soared, with sales exploding as much as 500% since Friday. And since the white line from a defensive to an offensive posture is very thin, it is likely only a matter of time before we get the first media report of a 6 year old armed with a 44 caliber during recess.
From Daily News:
Sales of bulletproof backpacks for schoolchildren are through the roof days after a masked gunman's rampage left 20 kids dead at a Connecticut elementary school.
Parents began snapping up the high-tech bookbags Friday, the same day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, Elmar Uy of the Massachusetts-based armor company BulletBlocker told the Daily News
In fact, the sudden spike in sales is how Uy, vice president of business operations, found out about the shooting.
"Part of my daily activity is to monitor the numbers," he said. "I was seeing numbers I'd never seen before and I thought it was a glitch. Our Web traffic was10 times more than normal.
BulletBlocker's child safety backpack is on sale for $199.99.
They also sell shields that start at $175 — bulletproof inserts that can slide into backpacks, laptop bags or purses. They add about 20 ounces — it's just like tossing a bottle of water in your bag, Uy said.
The company has seen a 300% to 400% increase in sales since the tragedy.
Where did this entrepreneur get the idea for this particular blockbuster business model? Another mass killing - Columbine.
The idea for BulletBlocker was sparked after the 1999 Columbine shootings. Creator Joe Curran wanted something to protect his school-age children.
Then he started sharing them with friends who had kids,” Uy said. “Our company is basically built around a single child’s backpack.”
Combat apparel company Amendment II, based in Utah, says their sales have also skyrocketed — at least 500% since Friday.
"(Bulletproof backpacks) were kind of a niche product before that shooting," co-owner and sales director Derek Williams told the Daily News.
"When we're selling a few a week, it doesn't take many to increase your sales," he said. "But yesterday we had over 200 requests for products."
Most were for bulletproof backpacks or backpack shields.
Amendment II uses a high-tech material called RynoHide, like Kevlar but super-light and flexible. They mostly sell to police and military, but started making products for civilians six months ago when they noticed an interest at trade shows.
"Parents were saying, hey I want one of these for my kid, can you get me this?" Williams said.
But he never thought interest would grow this big.
It is. And it is only going to get bigger due to two primary trends: i) the ongoing economic collapse of this country, which in spite of the rosy representation in the broad media, is in the 4th year of a raging depression and leading people to a position of sheer desperation and hopelessness, and ii) the absolute failure of the US government to be able to come to any resolution, in no small part driven by the fact that all lawmakers have handed over control of everything to monetary policy, i.e., the Fed; and iii) the rabid unwillingness of Americans to point the finger at the one person that matters - the person whose social responsibility and civic accountability has been evaporating steadily over the past two hundred years. Themselves.
Finally, the government apparently willing to create even more disastrous unexpected consequences with its intervention, is about to set off another avalanche, this time in demand for defensive armor:
Online, reaction to the kiddie armor reflected sadness.
"They are now selling bulletproof backpacks for children. What is this world coming to?" wrote Twitter user Courtney C. Jenkins, a pastor in Ohio.
Many called the backpacks a "sad sign of the times."
But parents eager to protect their kids may be buying into a trend that will soon be banned.
Some Miami schools are forbidding students from carrying backpacks as a safety precaution in the wake of the Newtown shooting.
Just brilliant job government: instead of giving people at least a fleeting impression they may be protected with one simple incremental action that hurts nobody, just box them into that one final corner, where Junior is armed by Senior with a 44 caliber or 9 millimeter. And nobody will have been able to anticipate the tragic consequences that will ensue as every child soon is armed.
In other news, we eagerly look forward to an epic surge in TASR stock as "Tazer: every Kindergartener's best friend" (made in China), appears imminently on Wal-Mart shelves everywhere.
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Duck & Cover...
Geezus…
I was out to Macy’s this morning and they are totally out of stock on anything that fits me in black or camo Kevlar.
Have tried shopping at Omar's tent emporium?
Will AAPL be coming out with ibulletproof covers for their istuff..??
"In an impassioned speech, marking the NRA's first in-depth public comments since the Newtown tragedy, LaPierre pointed the finger not at gun proliferation but violent video games, the media and the absence of armed guards at schools.
He argued that if banks and members of Congress can have protection, schools across America should be afforded the same security."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/21/nra-chief-urges-armed-guards-in-every-school-dismisses-calls-for-gun-control/
Soo...this wouldn't do jack shit against, say, I dunno, a rifle round...
Maybe when your 3rd grader is carrying a 14 lb. ceramic rifle plate, MAYBE then you'll feel safer.
Depends on what rifle. Probably stop a .223 or 5.56mm simply because these are fragmentation rounds and will just break apart on impact.
What they won'y stop is a high powered hunting rifle round, .35 Remington for example that will easily punch a hole the size of a head through a concrete wall.
.223/5.56 are not particularly that powerful. Accurate, yes. But they are frag rounds designed to break apart and cause multiple wound channels and massive internal trauma.
This is the reason they are not legal to hunt with in all states: you may not kill the animal with one shot. A heavy 200 gr bullet with a massive powder load behind it will take a moose down with one well placed shot.
They just need to make it illegal to take a gun into a school.
If they just put a copy of the tax code in the backpack you wouldn't be able to get a 50 cal. through it...but it would weigh as much as a small building.
yeah, that could work or the obamacare bill maybe.
Kids getting down to shield themselves won't work if they just stay put. The real tragedy in all of this stuff is that the schools and the gov aren't telling the truth. They lied to kids in the 50s about nukes, just jump under your desk...LOL. At least in the 80s we didn't have to pretend to respect that nonsense.
Getting OUT of the school during a shooter attack is your #1 priority if you want to survive. What did adults do in the mall shootings or in Aurora? They RAN. Those who escaped survived; it's as simple as that- anyone who did not escape only survived if the shooter ran out of bullets or will. You want to give your kids something useful, buy them a glass breaking tool for shattering tempered glass. This backpack is just feeding stupidity.
You're right, Trav --- anyone trying to protect himself from a gunman merely by holding a backpack (no matter how it is reinforced) in front of him as a shield is clearly nothing but a bagholder.
With personal gun ownership, Fear dissipates and disappears from your own psyche.
So you think my Kevlar coated Star Wars lunch pale idea is a bust?
Not if it includes a small .380 under the lid.
Tut-Tut-Tut...What a place to live.
Disagree. .223 and 5.56mm are not designed to fragment, they are designed to destabilize in a soft medium and cavitate, which causes the tremendous wound channel. They do not fragment with soft armor, but blow straight through like corn through a goose.
The rounds DO fragment when they strike hard objects (Level III rifle plate, steel I-beams, solid concrete, etc.) due to their relatively high energy vs. sectional density. But the round is not designed to fragment unless you're talking about thin-jacketed varmint ammunition.
They are not legal to hunt with in all states because of their relatively low power (as you mentioned) and because using FMJ's to hunt with is unethical, as they tend to zip right through unless they hit bone or a vital structure.
which is why you want some soft armor around your level 3 plate if you dont want those fragments ending up in your body...
Green arrow for you, sir. Well-said. I'm all for using both...just not soft armor by itself against rifle rounds.
You are correct in that there are many variables to consider in terminal ballistics. Most of the .223 and 5.56 rounds that I have shot...half fragment, half don't. Particularly in the Winchester white box ammo, there are differences because of who actually made the round. The only way to know there is look at the round closely or better, check the lot numbers. Some of the .223 rounds are made by a subcontractor for the IDF. These will always fragment. I wish I had more ammo to waste on ballistic gel. Don't think that's wise right now.
The Nosler and Harnady bullet offerings are worth investigating. Need more time to reload....
Killtruck, the 5.56 projectile is indeed designed to keyhole after striking almost anything soft, and then break in half at the cannelure. That is the evil empire's carefully designed way of getting around the Geneva Convention's restricting The World's Policeman (TM) to FMJs.
Wrong.
These kevlar type bullt resistant (not really proof) objects (vests, etc.) will NOT stop a .223 round (nato version is 5.56mm - they are one in the same). They will (FMJ, balitic tip hollow points, etc.) go right through them. They are light, but travel at very high speeds; on the order of 3400 feet per second.
*Sigh* More "stoppng power" BS. What you need to worry about is conservation of momentum - which is mass times velocity - and the conservative nature of that force. There is plenty of stopping power with a hollow point .223(5.5.6mm); not necessarily with FMJ - they will probably go right through a threat/target if there no hard object contact. Hunting with FMJ is stupid, and illegal in many states, for obvious reasons.
For example, would you rather get hit (conservation of momentum) with a 1000 ton frieght train at 0.000001mph or a .55 gr. .223 at mach 2+. I'll take the train.
Like with real estate, the top three factors for stopping a threat/target is "location, location, location." You could take down a moose with a well placed .22lr, but the key is "well placed."
My friend, who is a army corpsman, has seen all kinds of shit in war. Guys taking a 0.50cal and living, taking a 0.22cal and dying. Location, location, location.
Well. . . I'd take the 1,000 ton train too, except at 0.000001mph, there's sure to be lots of hollering and second thoughts about that decision during the 2 days it takes to crush the lights out!
Just wrong
Amendment 2 backpack : Level IIIA, stops 44 mag, 357 and below
SAPI (Level IV) plates are required to stop rifle rounds.
Not sure why you are getting down arrows because you are correct.
So is the thinking here that the shooter is just going to keep aiming at the backpack rather than walking around to the other side of the kid? Are they gonna huddle up and throw these in front of them to form some mighty Spartan phalanx?
"All the better; we shall die in the shade"
I've got a 7 pound backpack insert that will shed anything but level IV breaching AP rounds.
Brand New! Steve was designing it before he croaked.
The iPad Kevlar.
Chicks in New York are payin' top dollar for this garbage...
Security theater. Meaningless.
"Other than that, Mr. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the security theatre?"
an 11 yr old just got caught with a gun at school this week
brought it because he was scared
6yo with a 44 should be right along
link?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/student-brings-gun-to-school_n_...
yep, i hit SAVE and immediately realized how big of a dumb dumb i was for not looking it up myself.
lol yeah right sure he was...did you read the article where he put it to the heads of his classmates and said he was gonna kill them?
He will be charged and sent in for 10 at least.
They dont stop rifle rounds unless theres a plate. This will run them $400-$500 if you can find them.
Plus, the impact force will likely knock that girl right over, and then the shield is good for what?
well... maybe the guy wasted his last round on the backpack instead of your daughter... who knows.
The entire point is to give your little person ANY chance at better surviving the risks around them... whether it be a car seat... a cell phone... or teaching them to be calm under pressure...
Realistically, is this going to protect a classroom of children when they've been blocked in by a shooter? Not a chance... (Although, for older children, it may give them the necessary courage to try and bum rush a shooter)... Is the risk mitigation worth the cost of admission? Again, probably not... but for those who can afford it, have at it. I can't see what it could possibly hurt.
I guess my question is, why not just put them in concealable armor? It'll stop handguns...
For 5.56+ you'll need something that will likely be pretty damn heavy... adding a 15lb plate to an already overburdened backpack (books and e-gadgets) is probably a bit of a stretch for the school aged kids. After the next shooting where little suzie gets shot in the head through her backpack, maybe parents will rethink the efficacy of their decision... until then, let hysteria rain.
Concealable or soft armor might stop the bullet, but it won't stop the transfer of energy. Those little hearts and livers would take quite a beating, even from a handgun round.
hence the pictures of people holding the backpack out in front of them...
but yes, this is largely a solution born out of hysteria more than the crucible of shooting situations...
although, there have been plenty of ballistic notepads that have saved popo lives when they lean in the driver's window and are met with the crown of a handgun... it's not inconceivable... it's just that in a "siege" type scenario, it's completely useless... although, it may entice the shooter to expend an extra round or two that may save a life if the shooter runs out of/low on ammunition.
True, I guess I was more referring to the concealable armor that would not be held in front of them, but worn on them. Puts a lot of energy pretty close, even if it stops the bullet.
How sad that we even have to talk about this.
Not sad at all... I look at it as a monumental leap forward from trudging along doing nothing and standing idly by... at least we have begun a discussion... albeit in hysterical fashion... but I think it will spill over into a discussion.
Sales like this (and gun sales) are simply a vote of no confidence in the system and our administrators... people are moving towards self help... and, thereby, self empowerment.
PS, yes, most concealable armor would only work with young adults and, even then, would be like taking a baseball bat swing to the chest... however, bft is less bad than firearm wound cavities, in general... again, it's a lesser of two evils approach not an "optimal solution" approach.
Or, just take your kids our of public skool.
classrooms have windows...this is so light can get in them. but a side effect is that you can get OUT of them as well. You know, bc glass breaks. I am apparently the ONLY person who can ever come up with this simple stuff. 911? Lock the door of the cockpit. School shooter? Jump out the freakin window, find something to break the glass if they don't open.
I mean what would they do if the hallway were on fire? Crouch in the corner?
If you were a righteous HACKER named 'Crash Override' ~ you could rig the sprinkler system (& have your own umbrella ready for it)...
Or, give all teachers 1 20' range can of CS jet spray.
As any good Doctor will tell you: Prevention is worth a backpack of cure. Why place your children in a barrel with the rest of the puppies? School them at home, education is NOT a constituitional mandate.
So nowhere on ZH is the NRA position that we should now all pay for armed guards at all schools? And we'll need armed guards at churches; you certainly don't expect churches to pay for that. I shake my head in disbelief. Sick people!
Why not do what they did with airline pilots? Take volunteer teachers/principals/admin folk and train them to conceal carry and shoot. Make the requal once a year just like the pilots do. Can only cops shoot straight or have the necessary personality make up to confront someone with a gun? Most of the folks who would volunteer would likely already have experience with guns to begin with. It isn't that rare to find folks who like to hunt/shoot targets. This would only increase the safety at school assuming the necessary protocols on handling/storage, etc.
Armed guards don't work because they will be the first target of choice because they are known to be armed. IMO only, that job sucks so bad after the first hour that anyone is driven to sitting down reading a book or something to keep their mind active. That lends itself to an ambush fairly easily.
The added bonus for the Obama adminstration is that this would be another jobs program boondogle that could drive up gov't spending some more and provide for a shit load of new jobs.
Introducing a complex solution to an extremely rare problem is just going to make it worse and waste money. School shootings are like airplane crashes: statistical outliers that inordinately influence people's behavior.
Start a program to train and arm teachers/administrators in the 10s of thousands of schools, to (maybe) defend against 1 school shooting a year? Kinda seems like the official response to 9/11.
I'd rather pay for armed guards in schools than grief counselors or diversity/tolerance trainers.
what about armed guards at the: Mall / Churches / Post Office / Trains / Starbucks - we need armed guards and metal detectors at every venue with capacity of more than 4 people - for those venues greater than 100 people we need double coverage two security check points especially at Ball Stadiums Mens Rooms where gun guys - Man up!
this country is an open air insane asylum ! with gun guys walking around free to subjectively enable a threat - real or perceived !!!
Arm all who wish to be armed who have no felonies. Open and concealed carry.
Make it plain that misuse of arms will incur serious penalties.
Problem solved.
Misuse of power by pigs with guns should also be taken into consideration.
I think eventually people will realize it is THEIR own RESPONSIBILITY to protect themselves.
And yes, there are sick people, everywhere.
pods
Shit, just fire one of many useless administrators from each school. That would be more than enough to cover the guard's salary, pension, health plan, and other bennies, with some left over.
Why only fire one?
+200. The ball and chain is a teach.
I have her talked into keeping a little buddette with her now. Her name is Kelly, short for Kel-Tec.
+100
This is the dumbest most dishonest marketing ploy I've seen in a while. Next we'll have the kiddies practicing the Roman legions tortoise formation in the playground? If a shooter comes your way and you are unarmed, engage the Nike defence and run like hell.
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/upload/yuiupload/1295944694.jpg
Fucking Libtards.. LOLOL!!!!
Take another anti depressant..
Too bad those things are like tissue paper to a .223 round
Flag above as false (1)
http://bulletproofme.com/Ballistic_Protection_Levels.shtml
Level IIIA and Up backpacks and briefcases available here...
http://bulletproofme.com/Body_Armor_Complete_Products_LIST.shtml#Pack
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http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-19-10/fear-we-are-returning-time-history-where-it-common-occurrence-fight-ones-life
IIIa only stops handgun. For rifle you need Level III rifle plates, most of which require a IIIA soft backer to acheive the Level III rating. Most Level III stuff will not stop M855. Or you need to step up to Level IV rifle plates, which are usually pretty dang heavy for a kid, unless daddy has lots of bernanke-bux.
I suggest these as a bag, you can find them much cheaper other places, but it's a true -40 below, waterproof solution for sleeping, that is built with indestructible zippers and such. Works great with a MOLLE frame for camping, or escaping L.A.
http://www.armynavymarinestore.com/Sleeping_Bags-US_Gortex_Modular_Sleeping_Bag_System_USED.html
That modular sleeping bag system is great. I got one off the NG when they were giving out used gear to our state militia. I was amazed how small I could stuff it compared to the old intermediate cold bags. If you can get one for less than 100$, go for it.
If they're good enough for our kids in Iraq......er.....Afghanistan........umm......Syria, they're good enough for our kids in Muppet Elementary School.
/sarc
Purchased a SimplePump before they branded them that over two years ago. None of the well installation and service companies in my area of MD will install it. Getting this installed is at the top of my 2013 prepping list.
Level IV Multi-hit
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Totally. IIIa soft armor alone is actually worse when taking rifle rounds as it slows the round down and usually causes it to yaw, leaving a horrendous wound channel. If that would channel is under the armor it is probably vitals and you're done, or at minimal out of the fight doing the floppy.
Most Level III rifle plates won't even stop M855 (SS109 NATO) unless specified. A couple of years ago some cops on lightfighter shot up some real comon plates and M855 was going through them like butter.
Little kids are probably not going to want to carry 5-10lb Level III or IV rifle plates with soft backers in their packs everyday.
This article is critical. Brings up all the descrepencies in the official narrative without any hype.
http://www.sott.net/article/254873-Sandy-Hook-massacre-Official-story-sp...
.223 ~ A 77 grain, blunt tip bullet has a velocity of 840 meters a second with an energy rating of 1,293 foot pounds of force... Good luck kid... Do your pushups...
Yeah, grown men with slabs of muscle from strength training take one in the plate and usually do not just jump back up. 60 lb kid? Ouch.
Just slightly less than a 200 lb. NFL defensive back (who runs the 40 in 4.5 seconds) hitting you at full speed...
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/physics/4212171
With the power of the hit concentrarted into (in the case of .223) under 1/4".
Jesus...ever heard of physics? they hit with no more force than they leave with...equal and opposite force...my niece of 85lbs shoots my HK .308 better than i do....a linebacker...please stop watching HW movies with people flying back ten feet while the shooter says some bullshit about taking out the trash
Some of that is taken up by the roller block in the HK.
Will you volunteer to wear a level III plate with a IIIA backer and take a round fom the HK at 10 feet?
Useful 556 vs 223 Info:
http://www.humanevents.com/2011/02/15/223-remington-vs-556-nato-what-you...
556 (for those not familiar) is loaded to a higher pressure; there are some other differences, too.
Before they were stolen by a deranged EBT person, I had one rifle set up to 62-gr SS109 NATO rounds, the other to PMC 55-gr FMJ rounds.
Huge difference in manufacturers, also. PMC is better than any of the 3 Bears; Bears are pretty dirty. I had some to trade with before they were lost during a fishing trip offshore.
You can debate what round these things will/won't stop til the cows come home, but I have a simpler issue to raise...kids take off their backpacks and put them in their lockers/cubbies as soon as they get to school. I suppose you could argue these are good to have for a before/after school situation where the kids are outside and potentially running away from a shooter, but I view them to be a MAJOR false sense of security.
Strap the little brats into full flak jackets @30-40 lbs a piece all day, if nothing else the little heifers should burn off some of their excess fat.
buying one
Reminds me of the days of when "Leave it to Beaver" was on TV.
Y'know - the Cleaver family - Beaver, Wally, and Eldridge.
Good times!
illegitimate, as lacking diversity
The ad copy saying "piece of mind" is just, wow!
Aim for the toes...
makes you wonder about the rest of the quality control
Certainly ~ the "toe protector" will be available on the 2.0 version [to be released along with iPhone6 coming in about 6 weeks]... Planned obsolescence...
Chuck Woolery on 2nd Amendment:
http://youtu.be/evEg1VNfX3o
This is indicative of a bad economy. People don't buy this stuff when things are going well.
they should draw a bullseye in the middle [/sarc.]
Bulletproof backpacks? Seriously? Are people really that fucking stupid?
(rhetorical question, no need to reply)
You'll shoot your eye out kid...
Obama's approval rating also up.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/poll-obama-receives-high-approval-wake-tragic-shooting-135323040--politics.html
How smart is that?
Who cares? Obamas approval poll numbers are likely as real as his election count results.
I support and believe in no compromise when it comes to the 2nd amendment ,unlike the NRA, but this is a sorry fucked up state we have come to when the kids need bullet proof backpacks. "Gun free" zones are just handing the sheep over for the slaughter. Bullet proof backpacks are not the answer.
At least their parents are doing SOMETHING. Until armed undercover officers (like the Sky Marshall program, for instance) are put in every school, an armored backpack is better than nothing.
+1. NRA is OK, Pratt and GOA better, IMO.
If there were no "gun free" zones, kids would not need bulletproofing.
thankfully doc, the reality is that these horrific shootings are still FAR AND FEW BETWEEN when looking at the overall numbers...not to take away from the sheer horror that anybody has to endure when one does occur....i just dont get how the media cries about nras proposal of having schools armed, yet its ok that pilots can have them, its ok that air marshals are on flights, its ok that judges and court officers have them...but the one place most vulnerable, the people we cherish the most--our kids---- the media says, "f-ck them, lets leave them defenseless.........................
Someone needs to tell Max Keiser to STFU. The Tree of Liberty won't be watered with bitcoins and socialist sidekicks.
I think this is a great idea until every students gets free Obomber iPads and they no longer need backpacks. They need to ressurect Steve Jobs to get on the job of making bulletproof iproducts.
I e-mailed the article to everyone. My Daughter responded. I guess I know what the Grandchildren are getting for Christmas.
When the Government or the Police cannot defend your Children then you have to take action to protect them the best you can. Even by buying a Bullet proof back pack.
They saw you coming a mile away....
So you'd like your grandchildren to carry an additional 20+% of their bodyweight around and have them carry a constant reminder to remain in irrational fear in exchance for the chance that the backback blocks a bullet in the chance that someone shooting up the school shoots at them in the 0.000% chance that someone shoots up your grandchildrens' schools?
You have solid decision making abilities. Do you work for the government by any chance?
The "government" will NOT protect your kids.
The police can only react. If they can get onscene quickly, they can act.
So sad. So very very sad.
Solve the whole issue by homeschooling one's kids.
The government schools clearly have no desire or ability to either protect or educate (in any capacity other than creating more obedient tax slaves) our children so get them out of the environment.
Bingo. Anyone who still has kids in public schools is consciously putting them in harms way spiritually, intellectually, morally, emotionally, and physically.
I'm coming right out and saying it: if you have kids in public schools, you are an irresponsible parent.
What is it, exactly, that prevents this sort of thing from happening at a private school?
ACCOUNTABILITY.
But they come with a range of stylish urban camo helmets ... you can hardly notice them ... with WiFi.
Time for the "Hello Kitty ceramic insert"
Welfare moms will be killing each other at WalMart to grab the last one.
would not work. The force of the slug is not supported by any structure when it hits the backpack. Might slide a bit but will maintian trajectory. Good idea bad engineering.
Reminds me of the "Nuclear Bomb" drills... If the Bogeyman wants you, he's going to get you.
not if you hide under your desk ;)
Hey!
I did the bomb drill once in first grade. The next time I refused to cower under my desk on the nasty linoleum floor. For which I was sent to the principal's office. He asked why I wouldn't duck and cover, to which I replied that if it was the end of the world, I was going to die standing up and looking at it, I never ducked & covered again.
I was just a liitle girl. but knew better than to live life hiding in fear of things that may never happen,or refusing to face bad things when they did. IMO its very wrong to raise children in a way that makes them perceive themselves as possible victims.
Boogy-Man ain't gonna get shit other than dead if I manage to put two in his chest and one in his head first.
Shoot-outs are the one time where offense is the best defense.
Is that a level III plate? Nice. What's that, like 40% of a pre-schoolers body weight? I'm sure little suzy won't mind hauling that shit around all day.
Danny, what did you bring for show and tell?
Well, I haf a 1lb nylon backpack, my macaroni picture, and a 10lb ceramic plate mommy says builds character and keeps me safe from roving black guns. I hate my life teacher.
That's ok, the children need the exercise to replace the non-existant phyz-ed in our modern serf producing facilities.
The next items to explode on to the America consumer scene:
Insult resistant lip gloss.
Mockery repelling sun glasses.
Irony defying hoodies.
Sadness proof hair gel.
I'd settle for Emo-Repellent
Ted Nugent on 2nd Amendment
http://youtu.be/GZ8QCY1DaEc
Insane, selfish and entitled morons.
Is there something that will protect my groin when I'm running with scissors ?
Kids and adults should learn that when you cannot run with scissors, stop and fight with them, as it is better than going fetal and waiting to die...
Kershaw Task Masters instantly come apart to provide two very sharp and ergonomic blades.
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Complete the following courses in this order:
1. One half-day tactical folding knife class; $150.
2. 2-3 weekends of Tactical Pistol Courses; $1,000.
3. 2-3 weekends of Tactical Rifle Courses; $1,000.
4. One day of Self and Family Emergency Medical Aid/Trauma Kit Course; $150.
5. A series of several two-hour self-defense classes (not martial arts classes); $200.
6. Fulfillment of requirements for concealed handgun permit; $250.
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-19-10/fear-we-are-returning-time-history-where-it-common-occurrence-fight-ones-life
You are dangerous, dangerous man HH. If you aren't giving people weapons from everyday ordinary tools you are making them fat with peanut brittle. I don't know wheter to run from you or ask to move in with you.
That part in the middle makes it look like you can crack open brewskis [that don't have twist off tops] with that shit too... Kewl!
...and that little half-moon in the blade is great for cutting off chickens' and rabbits' feet.
I wonder what the instructor would say if you showed up for a tactical folding knife class with a pair of scissors? I will admit though, those scissors are bad-ass...and I loves me my Kershaw Blur, so I have no doubt they are high quality.
Most instructors should understand that a kid would get arrested for having a Kershaw Blur in his/her backpack, but not a pair of scissors.
Piers Morgan's tongue!
Lol if you are gonna panic then panic early.
I bought a 100% goldflex vest for 400 bucks ten years ago.
Ballistic briefcases are da bomb. Still cheap.
With goldflex and a slightly large shirt u cannot tell i have on body armor, even from two feet a way.
America is gearing up for total war. Say, that reminds me, I need a new machine gun turret. This one keeps whacking into my monitors.
I knew the belt-fed mounted in the bed of my truck would come in handy some day.
Never trusted the NRA and hadn't spent the time to research Gun Owners of America until last night - I'm more than a little ashamed. Joined at 3:00 this morning after watching this interview:
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/17/gun-owners-of-america-newtown-teachers-should-have-been-armed/
Pratt tells it like it is, a true novelty in today's world.
+1 did the same thing. Brilliant rebuttle by GOA's president. Fucking Piers Moron is a Limey Tool
Morgan is a standard example of a country where all male babies have their balls cut off at birth.
Jesus, if there's one thing I hate, it's Chris Matthews.
I have read that elementary school principals make over a hundred grand a year around here. If a district can afford that, they could afford a $14 armed security guard to walk the halls and grounds during school hours. He could wear a jacket and tie like a teacher, and pack a pistol out of sight of the kids.
Not a bald headed steroid monster, just a good shot that likes kids and doesn't go all robocop on them all day. Any number of retired people would take the job. 6 or 7 hours a day, no stress, yeah, it's doable.
Good idea, but more than one security officer as some of those campuses are huge!
Tuco
Guess they have not heard about the M855.
30 round magazines .... no school schall have more that 30 students ! All voucher, all private, all the time ! Separation of State and School .... NOW ! Same healthcare for all that legislators get .... same protection for kids .... that Obama gets !
We need to ban these things. No one has the right to self defense. There is a reason warriors carried swords and shields. They are tools of war. Why are we arming our CHILDREN with shields!?
You, Sir, are no MDB !
Nothing worse than a dull and unimaginitive troll.
So...convince a 6-year old to crouch and put up an ineffective shield versus running and taking cover?