Bulletproof blankets are now being marketed at American school kids to help them survive massacres
The Bodyguard Blanket, made by ProTecht, comes in different sizes and gives youngsters something to cower behind during shooting attacks
This is a chilling indictment of modern society.
Regular mass shootings in schools and a powerful gun lobby can make the US a scary place.
The answer, for one firm, has been to make bulletproof pads for pupils harnessing materials used by the military.
The Bodyguard Blanket, made by ProTecht, comes in different sizes and gives youngsters something to cower behind when the next disaffected killer goes on a murderous rampage.
The company said on its website: "Bodyguard blanket can be easily fastened around a child or adult, and is amazingly lightweight.
