Dana Kathryn with Charlie Studio City, CA —On Ventura Blvd, in this upscale Coldwater Curve Area area are various boutiques that cater to the glamorous local ladies.     One such small business is, Dana Kathryn Jewelry . The owner, who has personally suffered at least three earlier violent robberies, staffs this small elegant shop.    They say many Conservatives were Liberals that were once mugged.  There is a lot of truth in that statement here.   The shop’s owner, Dana Kathryn had taken several steps to prevent her business from being victimized.  In addition to an alarm with surveillance cameras she acquired a beautiful German Sheppard dog, Charlie and a gun that may have just saved her life.   Yesterday two thugs entered her shop, assaulted her along with two customers with a powerful disabling chemical spray.   They then used a hammer to destroy jewelry display cases and they were in th...

Click on Gun to enlarge picture. This is a Sig Sauer P-239 with rosewood grips from www.eaglegrips.com Studio City, CA— Okay, I was asked a serious question about prevention of violent robberies like Dana Kathryn Jewelry has suffered twice in two years. I felt a duty to answer. Of course I’d need to come out to the scene and conduct a security audit and without having done that I will offer the following: Any jewelry or cash business needs have an unobstructed view from the street so robbers can be seen by anyone passing by. DKJ failed in that regard. The owners and employees need to know that their lives depend on their training and protection. That means firearms and training. Twelve hours with a qualified professional law enforcement trainer like me would cover the basics. Two hours of tactical training at the store must be part of that. Again, GKJ failed. They seemed to lack a street view camera which may have alerted the sales workers and provided police better accomplice i...