By Ralph Zenith
Business Reporter
Every cloud has a silver lining, and this one is bulletproof.
The stock of firearms manufacturers may be plunging because of the political rhetoric to restrict US gun ownership. However, the flip side of the civilian arms race is seeing an unprecedented boom.
A Massachusetts body armor maker, called Bullet Blocker, was more creative with its products than with its name. It makes children's backpacks that look normal but are actually bulletproof. Starting Friday, sales of these knapsacks multiplied 10 times.
Amendment II is a maker of body armor based in Salt Lake City, Utah. After selling products to police and military customers for years, it began inserting bulletproof material into child backpacks six months ago. It was a small, niche item until last week. Since then, sales have skyrocketed 500%. Selling for as little at $300, the backpacks contain 10 ounces of material that will stop a bullet from a .357 Magnum handgun.
Amendment II is donating a portion of its bulletproof knapsack sales to the families of children who were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
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