“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.
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.
I’ve always been paranoid about being followed. If you make more than 2 turns with me, we go on the scenic route to the Police Station.
My wife notices and asks, “are we lost?”
No, we’re not. I’m not taking the familiar route if I sensed something’s off.
In the old days, “Jugging” meant going to watch cheerleading practice after school… Times have sure changed.
As with all self defense, it begins with situational awareness!
If you suspect you’re being followed, Make 4 consecutive right or left turns, if the suspect is still there take them on a nice drive past the police station while talking to 911
I wondered about this the last time I purchased a firearm at one of the big box sporting goods store. Seems like an easy place to pick a target to follow and rob…
Interesting. Predators in this case target someone they knew were armed or at least in possession of a firearm.
Perhaps, YOU don’t look like an easy target.
It’s similar to targeting cars with gun stickers on them.
Follow the gun purchaser home,… wait for them to leave, smash and grab any firearm they can find
Or, if they’re brazen enough, they could take the chance that the new gun is unloaded, and the purchaser is not carrying any additional guns (I am, but a single mom may not be)
It was a real concern for me before I got my permit. All guns must be unloaded and locked.
Another issue. Not coming out of gun shop but a gun range. Some require all guns to be unloaded and in a locked container. An outdoor range out in the woods may not be an issue. But, a parking lot of an indoor range in the middle of the city may be a bit risky, particularly those that have easy access to a major highway.
I can see how with those laws California would be a fair bit more disconcerting.
At least in Colorado, we are allowed to have an unlocked loaded handgun in our car or openly carried.
I carry my EDC Concealed at the indoor rage I go to. Sometimes I’ll mag dump it some times I’ll just leave on my belt, but before I leave I load it up with appropriate ammo, rack it, holster it and on my way. I suspect, I’m not the only one that does that.
The last two indoor ranges I visited don’t care, at least, I never read anything when signing the waiver forms.
The indoor range I go to has that policy. I comply with that policy 100%. At least, as far as they know. 
The indoor range I go to won’t allow draw from concealed practice, but you are allowed that one draw and reholster at the beginning and end of your practice session.
