It's back to school time for all the kiddies. Have you gotten your paper, pencils, erasers and Kevlar-lined back packs yet? That's right, you heard correctly ... I said Kevlar-lined as in bullet-proof.
Two dads in Massachusetts started developing the back packs after the shootings at Columbine HS, and now they are ready for the market. These back packs retail for $175.00 and can protect your child from bullets up to a 9mm in size. They also offer protection against knives.
My question is, how did we let it get this far? The gun-control lobby would say it is all the fault of guns. The NRA would say, "guns don't kill people ... people kill people", but I say ... I really don't know. I guess on a very basic level it is the result of a lack of parenting. Yeah, sure, kids are being desensitized to violence by television, video games and the internet ... but who is monitoring what our kids are exposed to?
I can definitely tell you that I won't be buying these back packs for my grand kids. I have 8 grandchildren and to tell you the truth, since they go through back packs at least yearly ... I can't afford it. But if I was in a better position financially, I just might buy them. What are your feelings?
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