Taking the kiddies back to school shopping soon? Here’s one more item you can add to your “to buy” list: a bulletproof backpack.

The brainchild of this one-of-a-kind book-bag came about after the shooting rampage at Colorado’s Columbine High School prompted a couple of Boston-area fathers to come up with a way to protect their kids if a gunman ever attacked their school. The result was a $175 (US) schoolbag with a bulletproof lining.

It’s lighter than a standard police vest and marketed as being capable of withstanding a wide range of bullets, including nine-millimeter hollow-points. Sadly no word on sniper rifle bullets for those schools with watch towers.

And this is no high tech device. All you have to do is put it on and the bag’s straps act as a handle that allow the pack to be used as a shield. Ipod holders are optional of course as is a cell phone pouch.

The co-founder of “My Child’s Pack”, said the majority of school shootings involve handgun calibre bullets, fired from a distance of between one and three metres. He says he can’t fix the world’s problems, but his bulletproof book-bag can keep his children safe.

Check out this promo video if you are interested in buying one of these book toting shields.

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