The story of a man who was followed home from the gun range and robbed should serve as a cautionary tale, one local gun store owner says.<\/p>\n
The victim had been followed to his Gulfton apartment complex from a west Houston Top Gun Range on Tuesday when police say the suspects swarmed him and he shot one of them in the chin.<\/p>\n
James Hillin, owner of Full Arm Firearms, said similar-sounding robberies have happened to his customers and those of other Houston-area gun shops in the past.<\/p>\n
“The bad guy was hiding in his car somewhere watching, and he’s watching for somebody to come out and then carrying a bag, and then when they go to their car, he would follow them out,” said Hillin.<\/p>\n
“It’s getting much worse recently. It’s been a steady incline, and then it just shot all the way up,” said manager Eugene Kim.<\/p>\n
Police said Wednesday that a total of two people were involved in Tuesday’s robbery, contradicting initial statements that three people were involved.<\/p>\n
HPD said one person was in custody and another was still at large.<\/p>\n
“Watch your back, pay attention. If somebody’s following you, you know, don’t go straight home. Make a left, make a right. See if they’re still following you,” said Hillin.<\/p>\n
In September, a new law took effect in Texas, making jugging, the act of following someone home with the intent to rob them, its own offense.<\/p>\n
But the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said the statute only applies to money and not to other property, such as guns.<\/p>\n
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