Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday to look into companies that claim to provide ...

So reads an advertisement for BulletBlocker, a company selling bulletproof backpacks and other body ... Of course, Williams claims he just wants to keep kids safe. "We want to be sensitive to ...

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for an FTC investigation into companies selling school supplies advertised as bulletproof.

Manufacturers advertisers that inserts placed into backpacks made them bulletproof ... are a cynical reminder of how we are failing our kids.” Blumenthal said there needs to be truth in advertising.

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling on the federal government to crack down on sellers of school supplies ...

Bulletproof backpacks aren't going to solve this problem ... advocates say makers of "bulletproof" school supplies prey on kids' and parents' real fears of school shootings.

First off, Election Day is behind us and The Newtown Bee extends its congratulations to its local state contingent of ...