Medina County top lawman devises “Brown Box” for improved school security

To date, four prototypes of the Brown Box has been built. At least two companies – one based in Dallas and the other in Houston – are pursuing the rights to build and sell it commercially, Brown said. However, Brown has repeatedly stated that his preference is to pursue federal grant money or even donations to make the device available.

By Anton Riecher
At 2 a.m., the morning following the most deadly school shooting in Texas history, Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown was still awake and thinking about all that had happened.
“I remember the clock chiming in my house after coming home from Uvalde,” Brown said. “I thought ‘What can we do?’ because we always have to be proactive. If we’re not proactive, then we’ve lost.”
What he thought about was a tool box, a readily available yet secure storage container designed to give law enforcement immediate access to the weapons and defensive equipment needed to protect those threatened by an active shooter in their midst.
A prototype of just such a tool box is currently undergoing testing at the James W. Danner Sr. training center annex in Hondo with the cooperation of County Judge Keith Lutz. Brown also made a presentation on the project Feb. 24 during the Natalia school board meeting.
The project has been dubbed “The Brown Box.”
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