Masked thugs wielding guns steal nearly entire inventory before owner storms out of back room with firearmMasked thugs wielding guns stormed a California jewelry shop this week and stole nearly the entire inventory before an owner could grab a firearm of his own and scare them off‚ according to reports.The shocking incident unfolded just after noon on Wednesday in Oakland.Eight thieves charged into Phuong Jewelry in the citys Chinatown neighborhood and began smashing glass cases and grabbing merchandise.Surveillance footage of the brazen‚ broad-daylight robbery was published on social media by ABC7 reporter Dion Lim.8 armed suspects ransacked the legacy Oakland Chinatown business Phuong Jewelry yesterday at around 12:30. The family tells me‚ in less than one minute 85-90% of their inventory was taken. Watch as owner Diane runs to the back &;amp; gets her 76-year old husband. He storms out pic.twitter.com/JSmFDL960jSurvival Shield X-3 is BACK at the Infowars Store! Get 40% OFF on the next evolution in activated nascent iodine HERE Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) April 12‚ 2024Owner Diane Trinh‚ 69‚ can be seen pleading with the gang to stop before running into a back room.Moments later‚ Dianes 76-year-old husband emerges brandishing a long-barreled firearm‚ forcing the suspects to flee.If he hadnt done that they would have kept going‚ the couples son‚ Tony‚ told ABC7.The Trinhs say up to 90% of their inventory was cleared out in under a minute.The business let their insurance lapse because they kept getting dropped during the pandemic and premiums were so high‚ Lim reports.It is unclear if any suspects have been identified or apprehended at the time of this writing.Businesses have been plagued by an explosion of crime in the Bay Area‚ which is driving many to close or move away.In January‚ thieves in Oakland were seendragging a stolen Bank of America ATM behinda van during a heist that unfolded just blocks away from the only In-N-Out eatery in the city which recently closeddue to unbridled lawlessness in the area.Other restaurant chains‚ including Taco BellandDennys‚ have also reduced services in Oakland or closed altogether due to rampant crime and insecurity.InfoWars has been documenting thesurge of crimeacross the United States‚ includingcarjackings‚street takeovers‚smash-and-grabloot mobs‚home invasions‚ andphysical attackson innocent victims.Penn Station was slammed by hundreds of illegal aliens arriving to New York City this week.Dan Lyman onX|Gab