‘Carrying a Gun Saved My Life’: Meet Ryan Moore

psh · January 30, 2013, 10:02 PM

I interviewed Ryan Moore for PJMedia.com on his real-life self-defense story, what he learned from it, and why he opposes proposed new gun control laws.

‘Carrying a Gun Saved My Life’: Meet Ryan Moore

Mikhail Weiss · January 30, 2013, 10:17 PM

Thanks for posting the interview. Glad everything turned out okay for Mr. Moore (save the stitches).

Lex Luthier · January 31, 2013, 07:30 AM

I cannot wait for reality to set in and the general public and the suits in DC and our local governments get the picture. Thanks for posting.

radiotom · January 31, 2013, 07:53 AM

So when did he get his gun back?

wooly bugger · January 31, 2013, 08:36 AM

What (if anything) can we do to get stories like this into the MSM? I posted before of Joe Nocera's lurid "gun report" in the NYT.
http://nocera.blogs.nytimes.com
I've suggested that the NRA counter with an op-ed that's basically just a cut and paste of "armed citizen."

Unlike some, I don't think the MSM is necessarily a shadowy Communist conspiracy. There has to be a way to make publishing some of this in their interest.

4season · January 31, 2013, 08:43 AM

First let me say that I am glad he is alright and that he stopped his assailant. However, when I liberal reads this story they don't see that he may have needed more than 5 rounds. They hear that he only used 3. They don't think that if the second man had attacked he only had 2 more shots. The liberal mind thinks that if he had more ammo he would have chased down the second man and killed him too. They are glad that he only had 5 rounds so he didn't go on a killing spree. The liberal mind doesn't think about what might have happened, they only want to keep you dependent on government. I know that is not the point of this story. Just pointing out that liberals read this story and hear that now he carries 26 rounds when all he needed was 3.

REPOMAN · January 31, 2013, 08:46 AM

Wow.... Incredible story..... Good guys 1 Bad guys 0

......THANKS Psh

jamesbeat · January 31, 2013, 09:20 AM

Excellent stiry, and a very well articulated argument from Ryan.

tacxted · January 31, 2013, 11:15 AM

Dude! an excellent situation to explain how the right to be armed saved this mans life, and how mag limits would negatively impact an American's right to self defense.

Politicians take note.

gym · January 31, 2013, 11:40 AM

Unfortunatelly it takes time to drop a bad guy, unless you are lucky enough to hit a heart or head shot, which is risky if you don't have the time to aim.
that's just another reason I carry a 45 when possible, I want to spring the biggest leak possible.
Back 30 years of more, we all carried 5 shot revolvers, never thinking how inefficient they were. I understand the arguments, but hen you have to just draw and fire going backwards, just hitting the guy is hard enough

RugerNut9 · May 12, 2013, 05:17 PM

This is excellent reading! This type pf thing should hit the news every time it happens!

rondog · May 12, 2013, 06:16 PM

Quote:

What (if anything) can we do to get stories like this into the MSM? I posted before of Joe Nocera's lurid "gun report" in the NYT.
http://nocera.blogs.nytimes.com
I've suggested that the NRA counter with an op-ed that's basically just a cut and paste of "armed citizen."

Unlike some, I don't think the MSM is necessarily a shadowy Communist conspiracy. There has to be a way to make publishing some of this in their interest.

That'll never happen. Wake up.

Blackstone · May 13, 2013, 05:03 AM

Great article, and an eye-opener for him to carry a pistol with a larger capacity

larryh1108 · May 13, 2013, 09:23 PM

When Obama parades around with kids as props, we need to parade around with survivors who are alive because they were armed.

OilyPablo · May 13, 2013, 09:38 PM

Whoa. I just now read that.

You don't need a gun!

foghornl · May 14, 2013, 07:38 AM

The Good Guys don't go 1-up on The Slime nearly enough.

Maybe you don't just need a gun; you need SEVERAL guns... (i.e. "New York Reload")

January 30, 2013, 10:02 PM	#1
psh Member Join Date: December 29, 2002 Posts: 12	‘Carrying a Gun Saved My Life’: Meet Ryan Moore I interviewed Ryan Moore for PJMedia.com on his real-life self-defense story, what he learned from it, and why he opposes proposed new gun control laws. ‘Carrying a Gun Saved My Life’: Meet Ryan Moore

January 31, 2013, 08:46 AM	#7
REPOMAN Member Join Date: July 17, 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 343	Wow.... Incredible story..... Good guys 1 Bad guys 0 ......THANKS Psh __________________ 1 policeman for every 300 people in the U.S.... H&K and Glock will take care of me and my 3.... What part of "Shall not be infringed" is so hard to understand?"

January 31, 2013, 11:15 AM	#9
tacxted Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 145	Dude! an excellent situation to explain how the right to be armed saved this mans life, and how mag limits would negatively impact an American's right to self defense. Politicians take note. __________________ Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast... NRA Member and TNPr

May 12, 2013, 05:17 PM	#11
RugerNut9 Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: Galax, VA Posts: 158	This is excellent reading! This type pf thing should hit the news every time it happens! __________________ Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined. -Patrick Henry-

May 13, 2013, 05:03 AM	#13
Blackstone Member Join Date: October 30, 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 596	Great article, and an eye-opener for him to carry a pistol with a larger capacity __________________ “Self defense is justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.” SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE ----- The CZ Club -----

January 30, 2013, 10:17 PM	#2
Mikhail Weiss Member Join Date: June 20, 2009 Posts: 330	Thanks for posting the interview. Glad everything turned out okay for Mr. Moore (save the stitches).

January 31, 2013, 07:30 AM	#3
Lex Luthier Member Join Date: March 7, 2011 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 523	I cannot wait for reality to set in and the general public and the suits in DC and our local governments get the picture. Thanks for posting.

January 31, 2013, 07:53 AM	#4
radiotom Member Join Date: September 18, 2012 Posts: 306	So when did he get his gun back?

January 31, 2013, 08:36 AM	#5
wooly bugger Member Join Date: December 8, 2009 Posts: 94	What (if anything) can we do to get stories like this into the MSM? I posted before of Joe Nocera's lurid "gun report" in the NYT. http://nocera.blogs.nytimes.com I've suggested that the NRA counter with an op-ed that's basically just a cut and paste of "armed citizen." Unlike some, I don't think the MSM is necessarily a shadowy Communist conspiracy. There has to be a way to make publishing some of this in their interest.

January 31, 2013, 08:43 AM	#6
4season Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Posts: 100	First let me say that I am glad he is alright and that he stopped his assailant. However, when I liberal reads this story they don't see that he may have needed more than 5 rounds. They hear that he only used 3. They don't think that if the second man had attacked he only had 2 more shots. The liberal mind thinks that if he had more ammo he would have chased down the second man and killed him too. They are glad that he only had 5 rounds so he didn't go on a killing spree. The liberal mind doesn't think about what might have happened, they only want to keep you dependent on government. I know that is not the point of this story. Just pointing out that liberals read this story and hear that now he carries 26 rounds when all he needed was 3.

January 31, 2013, 09:20 AM	#8
jamesbeat Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 606	Excellent stiry, and a very well articulated argument from Ryan.

January 31, 2013, 11:40 AM	#10
gym Member Join Date: December 9, 2007 Posts: 4,304	Unfortunatelly it takes time to drop a bad guy, unless you are lucky enough to hit a heart or head shot, which is risky if you don't have the time to aim. that's just another reason I carry a 45 when possible, I want to spring the biggest leak possible. Back 30 years of more, we all carried 5 shot revolvers, never thinking how inefficient they were. I understand the arguments, but hen you have to just draw and fire going backwards, just hitting the guy is hard enough

May 13, 2013, 09:23 PM	#14
larryh1108 Member Join Date: August 29, 2008 Location: Litchfield County, CT Posts: 1,194	When Obama parades around with kids as props, we need to parade around with survivors who are alive because they were armed. __________________ Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing increasing murder rates after gun control are "just statistics."

May 13, 2013, 09:38 PM	#15
OilyPablo Member Join Date: September 2, 2012 Location: WA State (NOT in Seattle) Posts: 1,050	Whoa. I just now read that. You don't need a gun! __________________ It's simple: If you don't like guns, don't own one.

May 14, 2013, 07:38 AM	#16
foghornl Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Posts: 7,381	The Good Guys don't go 1-up on The Slime nearly enough. Maybe you don't just need a gun; you need SEVERAL guns... (i.e. "New York Reload") __________________ Load your weapons and "Stand Ready". It will be a bumpy ride.