Comment on Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms - Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• GaMEChld@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I dunno, you shoulda seen my backpack by high school, shit was a lethal weapon.

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• HelixDab2@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  First: There is no current NIJ specification for III+. It’s either IIIa, III, or IV. III+ is a marketing gimmick for plate that stop all level III threats, but don’t stop all level IV threats.

  Second: I guess that depends on what you count as ‘prohibitively heavy’. UHMW plates that are listed as III+ by the manufacturer (again, there is not NIJ specification for this) can be in the 5# range per plate for a small. My backpack in middle school was easily 25# since I never used my locker, so ???.

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• desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  sounds like the children need to be stronger, and more r&D needs to go into making lighter bulletproof equipment.

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