Mother Jones reports that since Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, sales of bulletproof backpacks are up. Derek Williams, president of Amendment II told Tim Murphy that sales of the "carbon nanotube armor" lined backpacks tripled in volume over what they typically do in a month.
At the same time, gun sales have surged across the country. Discount Gun Sales LLC reported on their website that "Due to the overwhelming increase in sales, beginning 12/18/12 we will only be doing local in store sales. Out of state order[s] over the phone are temporarily suspended."
Perhaps the answer is in tougher regulation? Maybe discussions surrounding mental health issues needs to be addressed on the national stage? Perhaps the answer is in technology? Can classrooms be equip with panic buttons that would effectively lock bullet resistant doors that have bullet resistant windows, thereby sending out a signal to local law enforcement that will effectively reduce the response time? We need innovative solutions to complex human driven crisis's.
Photos retrieved from Bullet Blocker website Dec. 18, 2012, from http://www.bulletblocker.com/bulletproof-school-safety-protection.html
At the same time, gun sales have surged across the country. Discount Gun Sales LLC reported on their website that "Due to the overwhelming increase in sales, beginning 12/18/12 we will only be doing local in store sales. Out of state order[s] over the phone are temporarily suspended."
Perhaps the answer is in tougher regulation? Maybe discussions surrounding mental health issues needs to be addressed on the national stage? Perhaps the answer is in technology? Can classrooms be equip with panic buttons that would effectively lock bullet resistant doors that have bullet resistant windows, thereby sending out a signal to local law enforcement that will effectively reduce the response time? We need innovative solutions to complex human driven crisis's.
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