CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some community activists in Chicago want children to carry bulletproof backpacks in an effort to stem the growing number of young gun violence victims. Violence Interrupters Executive ...

He said money needed to buy such body armor could be much better spent on prevention and intervention programs that are already working. Auer, a local businessman who co-organized an employee program ...

The Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting has prompted increased demand for body armor backpacks. Sales for one company that makes the items have tripled, reports Mother Jones.

Jacquelyn Martin / AP Retailers and manufacturers of body armor are reporting increased sales that are due in part to new customers seeking added protection following the recent spate of mass ...