As families in Newtown, Connecticut mourn the deaths of 26 people shot dead by a 20-year-old gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday, many parents across the United States are asking how they can keep their children safe from gun violence.<br/> <br />Utah company Amendment II had already come up with an usual solution: a bullet-proof backpack.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) RICH BRAND, AMENDMENT II CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAYING:<br/> <br />"The concept came up as things happened at schools. Children need protection as well."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MARIA TAYLOR, MOTHER SAYING:<br/> <br />"I would like to buy it because it would protect. It's something I would buy in the near future."<br/> <br />The backpacks are lined with bullet-stopping fabric and retail for about 300 dollars.
