gym,
Is correct.
In addition-
Folks, this is how some armed robberies go down, period!
Violent Criminal Acts that have nothing to do with Mexico, or drug war.
I know, how well I know.
When some of us harp about Software, not hardware, we do so for a reason.
There is no "shooter ready?", no start buzzer, no do-overs.
This is why it is imperative to keep in mind ADEE, and the first letter is Avoid, not the ultimate extreme blaster on your hip with exotic ammo.
My hands shake as I try to type this...not because I have btdt, instead one of my defaults of character is I care. I know folks that are injured, maimed and dead and while I and mine tried to assist them...
-Cameras only deter certain models of criminals-sometimes.
They are easy to defeat, and if they record, they record as did here. Lessons for the living of what not to do, what needs to be done, and a reminder dead is forever.
-The only eyes up front, were those of the guard.
To me it reads of akin to having an unarmed security guard to give the business a break on insurance, and to give customers a false sense of security , along with the cameras.
-"Never bunch up, if grenade is tossed, everyone is dead. "
In a business , one rule is "eyes up front" . The earlier one picks up a signal the more distance /time they have to deal with a problem.
If being cased, VCA will see folks are paying attention.
-That is the typical "U" layout.
There are more negatives than positives, for both business owners and customers.
Another rule is never bunch up. VCAs will have total control of business.
Folks, this applies to you the customer. You are "herded and pinned" in a "U" layout.
-I bet there is no cover in that setting.
Forget gun rags, gelatin tests, Internet, caliber wars and whatever.
Get metal, concrete, sandbags mixed with odd scrap of nuts, bolts and go shoot the damn things with .30 cal, 12 slug, 00 buck, and FMJ 9mm, and the like.
Then put this up and under the showcases. Screw the under-stock being handy, you need something to stop a bullet when you hit the deck.
Put the hidden revolvers where they can be accessed once you hit the deck.
I do not like the "U" layout. Folks ask me to consult, and the first thing I do if can is get rid of it.
Customers: If you are in a Store with your wife, one of you ALWAYS have eyes to front.
Do not stand side by side, face one another to watch front, and each others back.
Folks, this is 1980 again, in regard to gold being over $800 an ounce, the economy is bad an everything else.
You have a right to go to a Jlry Store, or Coin Dealer, or anything nice and "portable forms of medium of exchanges".
Do not advertise you are going in the first place, and do not advertise entering, while inside, or leaving.
Various Models of Criminals have various MOAs to fit their needs.
From the street thug, to the gang related, to Professional.
Not only will criminals hit a store, they will hit an individual that advertised and the goods are tossed into a Fed Ex box and the mdse is gone.
They have accounts, and mailing addresses.
They will pop a store , or your house, toss the goods in a Fed Ex or other delivery service with a drop box, with an account and gone.
During 1980, some thugs just stole the delivery truck. One example is Dental.
It was pretty obvious an area was Dental Labs. They use gold, and Xray has silver.
Just steal the truck while in this setting of Dental Labs.
I know of another instance, where a mall with Jlry stores had a truck stolen, it was pretty obvious Jlry was being sent to and from that truck. Ironic is, two traveling sales reps were shot after being followed out of that mall later in the day.
One was a Jlry sales rep the other pharmaceutical rep.
My point is, I and others around stress ADEE, and Software, not Hardware for a reason.
Yes, wear the darn gun. It is part of the tool kit, not THE tool kit.
I would like to see the street video. My experience say the earliest signal was on the street.
A double front door would have slowed down the entry. This is a set up I suggest often, for a number of businesses. The customer enters, and there is a lobby. They cannot enter the special locked door until ID is confirmed.
Just as is used for labs, certain medical facilities , banks, etc.
Watch the opening scene of Beverly Hills Cop, the one where they enter a Jlry store and take it down.
One situation I was in, was real darn close to that one. These criminals were good, very good. They got past the locked door after entering the street door. The first signal was the sound of glass being smashed, and a 12 ga going off.
I knew the business owners, we had spent time on practiced plans. I was out of sight in the back. I locked down the back, steel gates, escaped with a employees child, and my role was to observe and report.
I could not help those up front, it happened too fast. The child was drawing me a picture, she froze, then "mommie!". There is no way to express this in typed words. Her eyes, her body, my hand over her mouth, and the smell of fear. She was almost age 5.
Later...
If you can stand there and watch a little girl run to her mom, and these two embrace one another and not get a tear, you are a better man than I am.
The tested cover held, not a bullet one penetrated.
Nobody got shot, the mdse was insured, everybody went home. WE call that a win.
WE also review, revise, and work on the Avoid, Prevent, and how fast can we get a early signal something is going down.
The economy is bad, gold is over $800 an ounce, and it is that time of year.
This could be your local mom and pop store, chain store at the mall, and it could be any business.
Be careful out there. - Hill Street Blues
