The Hillsborough County Florida Sherriff’s Office has announced recently that they had made the decision to purchase and field new specialized equipment for their Student Resource Officers (SROs). The Hillsborough County Sherriff’s department will now equip its School Resource Officer Program deputies with new B&T APC9 PRO equipped with folding stocks, Aimpoint Micro T1 red dots, and a Vertx Ready Pack 2.0 carriage system for more discreet transportation.

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Hillsborough County FL Equips SROs with B&T APC9 PROs

HCSO has well-earned reputation for professionalism and top-tier service to its substantial population” stated Irving Luce, President, B&T USA. “B&T could not be more honored to provide the hardworking Deputies of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office with our specialized equipment to help them with their challenging assignments as they effectively serve their communities.” 

“Many of our specially selected Deputies have been employing B&T USA APC9 models for several years now, and the feedback I have received from them is they couldn’t be more satisfied with the performance of these modern, compact and versatile 9mm platforms” stated Sheriff Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. “Given the complex nature of some of the more specialized calls for service we have been responding to, expanding the issuance of this high-performance platform provides Deputies with a necessary tool to ensure the security of those we have been entrusted to protect.

This new weapon platform will no doubt increase the readiness of any on-duty Student Resource Officer. Hillsborough County currently represents the second largest force of law enforcement personnel in the state of Florida and is tasked with servicing nearly 1.5 million residents county-wide. We’d of course like to hear your thoughts on this new selection of equipment for the Hillsborough County Florida Sherriff’s Department. Do you think equipping SROs with more discreet PDWs is a reasonable measure to take against threats we’ve seen take place at schools in recent years? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments.

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