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

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

So reads an advertisement for BulletBlocker, a company selling bulletproof backpacks and other body armor for children. Since the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children ...

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

Firms have been hawking sophisticated sensors to detect guns in backpacks or uninvited intruders with weapons. They are being joined by sellers of bulletproof backpacks, hoodies and clipboards.

“Three quarters of school shooters use a family member's gun. Bulletproof backpacks aren't going to solve this problem.” Po Murray, chairwoman of the Newtown Action Alliance, called the produc ...

Manufacturers advertisers that inserts placed into backpacks made them bulletproof. Activities disagree. Sen. Blumenthal demands investigation into deadly deli meat recall “Deceptive marketing ...

Connecticut voters approved a proposed “no excuse” absentee voting amendment that would authorize the state Legislature to allow any voter to request a mail-in ballot. A person was injured ...