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Jim Pruett’s Guns and Ammo in Northwest Houston was hit by 3 suspected burglars at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 2.

Jim said the Houston police had identified as well as apprehended three suspects believed to have been involved. The first two men involved were apprehended a few blocks away from the gun store. The third man involved was found hiding on the other side of the wall of the gun store’s neighboring unit.

“This is the best anniversary present we could have gotten,” Jim said. “It’s a good day. The Harris County Sherriff’s Office did an outstanding job. They caught these guys, and hopefully they will be off the streets for many years. There’s a happy ending here.”

According to Mr. Pruett,  it appeared that one of the suspects gained access through the roof while the other two waited outside in a truck. The suspects hammered their way through a special-grade, shatter-resistant glass at the front door, but the metal security bars kept the crew from meeting inside the store.

“It looks like their plan was to have one of them on the inside handing off guns to the outside,” Jim said. “According to police, that’s what they were doing, but got caught in the act. The two outside ran.”

According to Joy Pruett, Jim Pruett’s wife,  said a security officer from the North Cypress Medical Center across the street, noticed the alarm and contacted the police.

“The patrol officer said he saw two of them run into the wooded area nearby. But after police took a look at the scene, they suspected a third person was involved,” Joy said. “…and that this third suspect was still in the building. The whole thing was like a movie. It was unreal.”

Jim Pruett mentioned that the K-9 units played a huge role in tracking down the suspects. “The third guy was holed up in the vacant space next to us,” Jim said. “As soon as the dog stepped inside, he knew the guy was in there.”

Upon the K-9 units’ insistence that something usual was going on next door to the Houston gun store, police double check and a third intruder was found just where the dog suspected.

“They brought out several officers, set up a perimeter, had a fire truck to get access to the roof, then the K-9 units. I was very impressed,” Jim said. “And it doesn’t look like anything was stolen or lost. We are very proud of what our law enforcement accomplished tonight,” Joy said.

The new gun store opened in October 2010 and had no issues until last night. According to Mr. and Mrs. Pruett, they will be hiring a night guard to keep a watchful eye on the family business.

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Thankyou Officers, EMS, K-9s, God…for not allowing me to skin them.

Jim via Facebook

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Grand Opening - October 1, 2010

Jim Pruett’s Guns and Ammo is proud to announce that the new store has FINALLY opened. On October 1, 2010, Jim and his team of weapons specialists opened the doors to the new gun store in Houston recently. With more room to move around, this Houston icon for gun and ammo sales, has their weapons mounted on chain-link fences on the walls under the curled barbed wire for easy viewing (and a little attitude). Major brands of guns, such as Smith & Wesson, Glock, Colt, Ruger and Bushmaster - to  name a few – are all right here for you to handle and view.

Jim Pruett on a Mounted Barrett

Your anti-terrorist headquarter is full of things other than just guns themselves. We sell tactical attire, wide range of ammunition and ballistics, an assortment of less-than-lethal weapons, and other shooting accessories. You just have to see it to believe it.

We have weapons specialists on site every minute the store is open. Whether you are looking to buy a gun in Houston, or need advice on what type of gun to buy, stop in today and let us help you make the right, and safest decision on types of weapons! OFFICIAL Grand Opening announcement coming soon!

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After spending a few hours in the classroom going over the State required curriculum, a shooting proficiency test will be administered. The shooting portion consists of three different parts – proficiency at three yards, seven yards, and fifteen yards – for a total of 50 rounds.

All students have three (3) attempts to pass both portions including the shooting proficiency and the written exam.A score of at least 70% on the written exam, and 70% proficiency on the shooting portion of the CHL class, will enable one to obtain a concealed handgun license.

Peruse our Houston guns and ammo website for more information regarding CHL classes.

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CONDITION: URGENT/IMMINENT

FROM: Jim Pruett

DATE: 06 Jan 2010

Believe it! Islamic Terrorists are imbedded among us waiting for “the signal”

to launch the sequel to 9/11 with coordinated attacks throughout America.

More and more of these murderous head cases are going off the clock in

anticipation of that day. Witness this story buried in Wednesday’s Houston

Chronicle-buried in the back pages…these deadly clowns are giving us clues

about what’s to come:

COLLEGE PROHIBITS FACE VEILS, BURQAS

Boston-The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services

pharmacy college instituted a ban on clothing that obscures the

face, including face veils and burqas, weeks after a MUSLIM ALUMNUS

WHO IS ALSO THE SON OF A PROFESSOR WAS CHARGED WITH

PLOTTING TERROR STRIKES.

Michael Ratty, a college spokesman said the policy was developed in

the fall during the school’s annual review of its public safety procedures

and was unrelated to the arrest of 2008 graduate Terek Mehanna.

Mehanna, of Sudbury, was arrested Oct. 21. He is accused of conspiring

with TWO MEN TO RANDOMLY SHOOT MALL SHOPPERS AND KILL

U.S. PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND SOLDIERS IN IRAQ.

Fort Hood killings, aircraft hijackers and bombers, mall shooters – all

will be a part their operation. Who will pull the trigger on the event is

anybody’s guess. I read a lot and I never heard of Terek Mehanna.

All I know is that the warning bells are sounding and we had better be

prepared. Read my previous sitrep again and make plans on how you

and your family are going to deal with this. It’s not a call for alarm but

is a call for preparation. Just like 9/11 you need to think about where you

will be, how you will get home and how you will protect that home and

family. How many days can you survive in a chaotic environment.

I’m not as prepared as I can be but I’m working towards making my

situation better. These people are just like the VC in Vietnam. They

would infiltrate our base camp in many guises just as the terrorists are

doing today. The names change but their mission is the same.

Your comments are always welcome. Visit jimpruett.net…click on

contact us and then click on my name. Your input will be appreciated

…by many/jim

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A self defense plan for you and your family on the street or in your home.

At Jim Pruett’s Guns and Ammo, we are dedicated to bringing you a complete self defense plan that addresses the trinity of surving violent assaults:

MIND
BODY
EQUIPMENT

When you come to our store, you can see a wide selection of equipment to satisfy your self defense needs for a multitude of scenarios to fit you and your environment. You can come to our tactical classes and train your body in the most efficient and deadly moves of a gun fighter – a warrior. And even if you don’t buy your equipment at Jim Pruett’s Guns and Ammo or take tactical classes from us or our highly accomplished staff of instructors, you can learn from these free reports that will teach you self-defense plans for you and your family. Self defense plans you can apply on the street and at home.

The self defense plans will be posted to my blog at Jim Pruett’s Guns & Ammo web site www.jimpruett.net, on our Facebook page and emailed to our contact list. The plans are elements of what I call Tactical Options Defense (TOD) and are partially taught in our handgun, rifle/shotgun and CHL classes. Enjoy and don’t hesitate to tell us what you think.

Here are the titles of my lessons you can look forward to:

PREDATOR DEFENDER TIMELINE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
THE TRINITY OF EFFECTIVE HANGUNNING – SPEED, POWER AND ACCURACY
THE TRINITY OF EFFECTIVE SELF DEFENSE – MIND, BODY AND EQUIPMENT
USE OF DEADLY FORCE – HOW TO DRAW OUT THE INTENT OF AN ATTACKER PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE
THE MORAL DECISION TO KILL – THE COMBAT MINDSET
HOW TO WIN A GUN FIGHT – SUPERIOR TACTICS

In my first posting regarding my self defense plan – TOD (Tactical Options Defense), I’ll introduce you to the “Predator Defender Timeline” and why having options in your self defense plan is so critical to your survival and developing superior tactics that can win.  As it has been said way before me, “If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!”

Let’s begin with some statistics. First of all, there are those sheep in our society that say we are more likely to be hurt in a car accident or stuck by lightning than be violently attacked. Tell that to the person that becomes the statistic. Statistics don’t mean a whole lot to one that gets attacked. Now let’s get back to business. Here are the statistics that matter most:

Over 50% of violent attacks are caused by non-strangers
Over 80% of gun fights occur in low light or no light
The average gun fight is over in four seconds
Over 50% of gun fights occur within three yards and 80% within seven yards
Human perception reaction time is 1.5 seconds
An attacker can travel 21 feet (7 yards) in 1.5 seconds

Are you starting to see the picture? With over 5,000 students run through my CHL class, many come to me after having been assaulted, car jacked, held up, etc. And when I ask them if they ever saw it coming, less than one in ten! Violent attacks are up close and personal and usually over before the average person in our society knew it started. And that’s just the way the criminals like it – their targets are ripe and easy pickings. You can start your self defense plan by being de-selected as a target. But before we go there, let’s talk about the “Predator – Defender Timeline.”

The “Predator – Defender Timeline” depicts the timeline of decisions, actions and reactions of a violent encounter.

PREDATOR – Target Selection, Planning, Initiation
DEFENDER – Detect, Recognize as threat, React

As you can see the encounter begins with a predator selecting his or her target, based upon certain criteria we will discuss later (see Grayson/ Stein study). The predator will then plan the method of attack most likely to succeed with minimal resistance and risk, and by the time the victim has any idea something is going on, the predator has initiated the attack. The defender has to first detect that there is something going on in the first place – the eyes have to see it or the ears have to hear it. The information has to be collected by the senses, sent to the brain and processed where it may take some time for the brain to recognize there is a threat and whether it is one that will hurt. Finally once the attacker has revealed himself and acted in a way constituting a threat, and the victim has detected and processed the information to reveal a threat, the mind can react to the circumstances and then the command the body to act. The process the defender goes through is called the “human perception reaction time” and that is estimated to be at least 1.5 seconds for young, alert individuals. For those that are elderly, intoxicated and just not paying attention, human perception reaction time is as much as six seconds. Don’t believe me – have a brief conversation with accident investigators at your local police department.

So let’s imagine for a moment what the brain is going through such a scenario. You are out of town on a business trip and have to stop for gas. Of course the gas pump isn’t printing receipts so you go inside to get one since you’ve got to have the receipt to finish your expense report. As you leave, stuffing your receipt into the space in your wallet where all your receipts go, you are lucky enough to hear a sound to your left. Out of the shadows steps from the corner of the building a shape. The brain receives an image that looks like an adult male. Of course the mind says to you it’s just some guy – not a threat, not a killer, I’m not in any trouble – that won’t happen to me.  It appears there might be a dull, but somewhat shinny object he’s trying to hide in his hand. Let’s listen in as the brain processes the information – “What is that guy doing? Is that a knife? That can’t be a knife? I think that’s a knife? Is that guy coming towards me? Is that guy coming towards me with a knife? I think he is. Holy crap, that’s a guy with a knife and it looks like he’s raising the knife at me.” That took at least 1.5 seconds and in that time the attacker traveled 21 feet and has firmly planted the knife in this persons chest. Most people don’t get that much warning – the knife is pressing against their ribs or neck before they see or hear anything.  So this example was generous.
So when I tell you at least nine out of ten never see it coming, you now have a better understanding as to why. Many tactical training classes include hand-to-hand combat, weapon retention and shooting from the ground. Why? Because the sad truth is that you most likely won’t see it coming. You will be involved in hand to hand combat, trying to produce the weapon while fighting for your life with your hands. Odds are good that you will be on the ground, which can be a good place to fight from if you use the right tactics – I’ll address that later in my Superior Tactics blog. Some people wonder why the police hit rate of 14% is so low. Trying to shoot attackers while falling to the ground, and fighting over the weapon is tough and adds to an already low hit rate.

So let me wrap us this posting with this understanding, which is the foundation for TOD (Tactical Options Defense) and these lessons I’ll keep posting – the sooner you detect and recognize a threat for what it is, the more options you will have to avoid, escape, evade or deal with the threat. The first step in self defense is to be aware of your surroundings and apply an alert level consistent with the environment you are in – we call this situational awareness and it is the cornerstone of any successful self-defense plan. And let’s be clear, we are not talking about paranoia, we are talking about improving your awareness level consistent with the situation at hand. You do this everyday when you get in your car – your awareness is high on the freeway, but you dial it down as you take your Sunday drive for ice cream with the family. Now that’s a nice vision to end this post on. Now get out there and shoot some rounds. See you one the range.

TACTICAL LESSON FOR THE DAY – the M&M RULE
“Maximize distance to target, minimize self as target”

Sam Pruett
Director of Training and Edge-ucation
Jim Pruett’s Guns & Ammo

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