I just received email blast from Bud's. It looks like they are breaking into the school apparel market, this should be a big hit come next September

 

 

 

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Seems like his instructions will endanger children. It takes more time and complication to teach a child, under stress, to reposition the backpack from the rear to the front, raise it to the upper torso in order to protect vitals and then crouch to minimize his/her size behind the bag.

 

Backpacks are meant to be secured to a persons..ummm...back. I would think that under a shooting scenario, it's easier to have a child turn around & crouch (or run) which will automatically position the bag towards the shooter.

They seem to be soft panels. From my understanding, soft panels not backed by a firm surface do not offer the rated protection.

They seem to be soft panels. From my understanding, soft panels not backed by a firm surface do not offer the rated protection.

 

There's as much "firm surface" on the back of a child as there is on the front.

No need to scare kids.  The real risk of a school shooting is tiny, tiny, tiny.  I actually figured it out after Newtown.  I figured out the number of school shootings over the last 3 years and the number of schools in the country.   I even included administrator suicides, drive-by gang shootings, etc. 

 

The results:  A school should expect a shooting once every 22,0000 years.

 

This is not enough reason to scare kids (or to pass laws).

When I saw that image, I immediately cringed. It looks like target practice for hitting kids. It will surely make its way onto an anti site somewhere.

 

I agree with mantenanceguy. Looking at the stats, it makes more sense for kids to walk around with lightning rods sticking out of their backpacks and wearing rubber boots on a clear day in case an unexpected line squall strikes while on the way to school and kills them with lightning.

There's as much "firm surface" on the back of a child as there is on the front.

There isn't if the pack isn't snugged up as good as a vest. Which isn't int the instructions, and may not be possible if you are using the pack as a pack and have odd shaped stuff in it.

 

My point is a soft panel in a soft bag carried off body is taking the panel well outside of the parameters it was designed to operate in and totally negates the nij rating.

 

 

No need to scare kids.  The real risk of a school shooting is tiny, tiny, tiny.  I actually figured it out after Newtown.  I figured out the number of school shootings over the last 3 years and the number of schools in the country.   I even included administrator suicides, drive-by gang shootings, etc. 

 

The results:  A school should expect a shooting once every 22,0000 years.

 

This is not enough reason to scare kids (or to pass laws).

Precisely.

 

I just got that email when I clicked on your post haha. Yea this isn't one of their better ideas