{"id":2687420,"date":"2026-10-18T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-store-owner-uses-his-own-truck-as-a-barricade-to-foil-robbers-ram-raiding-plot\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:49:00","slug":"gun-store-owner-uses-his-own-truck-as-a-barricade-to-foil-robbers-ram-raiding-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-store-owner-uses-his-own-truck-as-a-barricade-to-foil-robbers-ram-raiding-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Store Owner Uses His Own Truck as a Barricade to Foil Robbers Ram-Raiding Plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgun-store-owner-uses-his-own-truck-as-a-barricade-to-foil-robbers-ram-raiding-plot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2687420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Arizona gun store owner has resorted to using his pickup truck as a barricade after two other gun stores in the area were broken into.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Two federally-licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) in Tucson, Arizona, had previously been hit in thefts, KVOA.com, a local TV station, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kvoa.com\/news\/tucson-gun-shop-owner-uses-truck-to-block-ram-raid-burglars\/article_9dcf656c-2c05-4048-98b4-510a3c741084.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">John Petrush, the owner of John\u2019s Guns and Ammo in Tucson told the station that a local police officer recommended the measure since one of the shops <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kvoa.com\/news\/crime\/police-search-for-suspects-after-eastside-gun-shop-burglary\/article_1d154231-1627-4940-bd59-c23cc76dd1f0.html\">targeted<\/a> was located very near Petrush\u2019s store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cKnowing they didn\u2019t use a vehicle the first time they robbed me, there\u2019s still open areas,\u201d Petrush told KVOA, adding that his store had been broken into several years earlier and he still carried a bullet from the incident. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u00a0The suspects used a vehicle to ram into Elite Guns and Ammo on Oct. 5, where they stole multiple firearms, according to KVOA.com, an incident that had the store\u2019s owner saying he was \u201cdone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d love to get rid of all of it and probably try to go out of business before the year\u2019s out,\u201d Aaron Herman told KVOA.com. The burglaries have drawn the attention of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group for the firearms industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u00a0\u201cThese crimes are especially concerning to NSSF. These criminals are determined, often stealing cars, trucks or vans to literally smash through the side of a building or rips the doors of the hinges of retail locations,\u201d Managing Director of Public Affairs Mark Oliva told the DCNF. \u201cThey steal firearms and escape the crime scene in a matter of seconds to minutes, before law enforcement can respond to alarms. These criminals are stealing these firearms that will be used in violent crimes that victimize the communities in which we live, raise our families, send our children to school and attend church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In 2025, there were 181 burglaries, 531 larcenies and 26 robberies of FFLs, resulting in the theft of 3,163 firearms, according to <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atf.gov\/firearms\/report\/firearms-theft-loss\/2025-federal-firearms-licensee-theft\/loss-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">ATF is aware of the trend of planned raids on gun stores to steal inventory, according to a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe continue to see thieves using fast, destructive methods such as \u2018ram\u2011raids,\u2019 smash\u2011and\u2011grabs, and stolen vehicles to break into FFLs. As you would expect, those guns often move quickly into criminal markets,\u201d ATF Assistant Director of Public &#038; Governmental Affairs Justin Ward told the DCNF. \u201cATF agents respond when a theft happens, working with local PDs and sheriffs to investigate (collect surveillance footage, process the crime scene, identify suspects) and ultimately recover stolen firearms. We also use tools like firearms tracing and NIBIN to help with our investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u00a0\u201cATF has a long-standing partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation on a joint program called Operation Secure Store (OSS), which works directly with gun stores to strengthen security and reduce the chance of a successful break\u2011in,\u201d Ward continued. \u201cThe program focuses on education and awareness, security assessments, and response procedures after a theft. 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