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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHellofA Middle school grad gift - ballistic shields
Local students have been outfitted with ballistic shields for their backpacks as they get ready to head to high school next year. FOX 29s Bruce Gordon was at St. Cornelius in Chadds Ford Monday as graduating 8th-grade students were given the bulletproof plates, all thanks to a local company.
Glen Mills-based Unequal Technologies developed the ultra-thin Safe Shield and designed the 10-by-12-inch plate to be slipped into a backpack, which can then be used as the name implies. Handguns are useless against a product like this. Shotguns are useless against a product like this, explained Rob Vito, Unequals president.
Video at site:
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/06/graduating-middle-schoolers-given-bullet
Sad to say, it is all to practical in light of what is going on - Wonder if the NRA would/will back this ?
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HellofA Middle school grad gift - ballistic shields (Original Post)
packman
Jun 2018
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RKP5637
(67,109 posts)1. Sure says a lot about the USA. Vacation/school in the USA, hell no. n/t
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)2. The look on the girl's face on the far right says it all.
This is all so sad.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)3. It only protects if you are wearing the backpack and running away.
The skepticism on the faces of those middle-school kids says it all: "WTF?" This is a bullshit safety measure.
FBaggins
(26,743 posts)4. Handguns are useless?
Is there any data at all showing that some significant number of school shooting victims were shot through their backpacks?
TimeSnowDemos
(476 posts)5. Jesus
This is such an indictment of America. And I promise this story will be shown around the world.
Pathetic
samir.g
(835 posts)6. an AR-15 will blast right through that
what a fucking joke
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)7. Welcome to Trump and the NRA's Amerikkka kids
Gee hope you survive to high school graduation, now let's get back to selling more GUNZ!!