Bulletproof blankets for school kids?

[bitsandpieces]

Does the link work now?

What says CEP?

I think it's awesome that these could save a life, but a tragedy that they even need to exist.

Besides, how quickly can they be accessed and used? Where would they be stored? It looks like the teacher in the picture is pulling them out of a large storage crate (like where life vests are stored). That would take up a lot of classroom space.


Also, I imagine they would be cost prohibitive. However, the article says that they are made of the same materials that soldiers wear. If we can afford to armor our soldiers, surely we could find money to protect our children.

[erbear]

I can't see the link. It takes me to this post.

[Velar Fricative]

I don't know what's at the link but I would rather focus on regulating guns reasonably rather than accommodating the current state of gun use (hint: it sucks) in this country.

[penguingrrl]

Nope. Why should all schools have to have bulletproof vests? That's a far bigger loss of freedom than if we melted down every gun in the country and completely and totally banned all guns.

[Deleted]

lol so American. Don't fix the problem, just find a way to deal with the consequences! Any other country would (and has) looked at a situation where people get killed with guns and says "well, better do something about the guns". But no, not America.

Its sad. Funny sad.

And the blanket are probably a good idea, given that guns are holy and therefore untouchable. But its still sad.

[pixy0stix]

I think when we discussed this a couple of years ago there was a problem with the blankets not actually working. It was great marketing (preying on fears), but there wasn't much in the way of proven product testing.

[jln]

NO. We do not need to accommodate gun nuts who value their Remington over a child's safety. We need to enforce the laws on the books and create tougher gun policies, not send our kids to school with bulletproof backpacks and blankets.

[LadySusan]

Just based on physics I'm skeptical that these would work well. I mean, maybe the bullets can't make holes in the blanket but the kinetic energy from the impact still hits and hits hard.

[LadySusan]

[Michelle]

I just keep wishing I could send DD to school with Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. This article only reminds me of that wish.