Business Report: Bulletproof backpack sales surge in U.S.

Business Report: Bulletproof backpack sales surge in U.S.

August 9, 2019 2:38 pm PST.

In a sad sign of the times, sales of bulletproof backpacks are surging in the U.S. Meanwhile, Walmart says it is removing advertisements for violent video games in the wake of recent mass shootings. Richard Southern has the details.

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