NEW YORK — Companies like Guard Dog Security, TuffyPacks and Bullet Blocker are peddling bullet-resistant backpacks for children in time for the back-to-school shopping season. But critics argue they are using tragedy as a marketing opportunity and exploiting parents' worst fears.
Mass shootings give rise to bullet-resistant backpacks
But critics argue they are using tragedy as marketing opportunity
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