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‘Carrying a Gun Saved My Life’: Meet Ryan Moore (The type of gun incident most media has no use for)
Pajamas Media ^ | 01/30/2013 | Paul Hsieh

Posted on 01/30/2013 9:03:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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

Posted By Paul Hsieh On January 30, 2013 @ 12:00 am In Crime,Gun Control,Legal,US News | 81 Comments

On December 11, 2010, in Conyers, GA, 22-year-old Ryan Moore was at a friend’s house for an evening of leisure. He borrowed a friend’s car to drive to the nearby grocery store, where his handgun saved his life [1]. I interviewed Ryan Moore over e-mail about that evening.

What happened that night at the Ingles (grocery store) parking lot?

I had parked near the front of the store. A man approached as I was about to get out, asking if I had some spare money he could use for gas. After replying I didn’t have any cash, he proceeded to walk away. As I was watching him leave, I then stepped out of the vehicle and was grabbed from behind by a man who put a knife to my neck. The first man then came back and demanded my keys and wallet.

How much time did you have to react?

It took a few seconds for me to realize what was happening. Once it dawned on me, I made the decision to fight back.

I grabbed the knife and pulled it away from my neck. After a brief struggle, I managed to push him away allowing me to create a few feet of distance, where I was able to draw my revolver from concealment and to fire in defense as he came back towards me with the knife.

What were you carrying, and how many rounds did you have to fire to stop the attacker?

I had a five shot Taurus 651 snub-nosed .357 magnum loaded with magnum defensive ammunition. After drawing, I fired three shots in about two seconds before the attacker with the knife turned and collapsed after taking a few steps. I then turned around expecting the second attacker to be there, only to see him fleeing the scene.

I knew I only had two rounds left and debated whether or not to reload, but since it seemed the threat was over I holstered the revolver and called 911, only to have the first officer show up for an unrelated security detail while on the phone with dispatchers.

The revolver was taken for evidence and I was briefly detained. Due to the adrenaline I didn’t notice the fact I was cut until I was sitting in the police car and noticed blood. I was then looked at by paramedics, and taken to the hospital where I had to get stitches in my neck.

Ryan killed the first attacker, 30-year old Yuhanna Williams. According to the Associated Press [2]:

Williams was still clutching the knife when they discovered his body, and Moore told them he was defending himself. Witnesses corroborated his story and authorities quickly found the killing to be justified.

Williams had been jailed multiple times [3] over the past decade for charges including “disorderly conduct, simple battery, probation violation, public indecency, DUI, and possession of marijuana and possession with the intent to distribute at a school.

I asked Moore what he learned from a self-defense perspective, and what he thought of proposed bans on so-called “high capacity magazines” and “assault weapons.”

What do you carry now, and why?

My current everyday carry gun is a Glock 21, a large framed Glock semiautomatic pistol chambered in .45 ACP with a standard capacity of 13+1 rounds. Fortunately it only took three shots from my revolver to stop the threat. However, the thought that I had only two remaining in the event the second attacker didn’t flee or had backup didn’t sit well with me, especially given the fairly common incidents of crime involving multiple assailants.

Most days I also carry a spare 13-round magazine and on occasion even still carry the revolver as a backup.

Could proposed restrictions on magazines greater than 10 rounds endanger ordinary people caught in situations like the one you faced?

There is definitely a risk involved with arbitrarily limiting normal citizens to ten rounds (or seven in the case of New York). Statistics generally indicate multiple shots being required to stop a single threat regardless of caliber, and there is almost always a degradation of accuracy in a high-stress situation.

If someone is unfortunate enough to be in a self-defense situation with three or four attackers, the difference between ten rounds and thirteen (or twenty) could mean the difference between life and death.

You have an AR-15-style sporting rifle. What do you use it for? How do you answer when anti-gun people say: “No one needs a rifle like that”?

I have an AR-15 that I primarily keep for home defense, but I have also used it hunting. For hunting these rifles have become extremely popular, especially in areas where wild hogs or coyotes are popular game and pose a risk to livestock and native species. Ammunition companies have started producing ammo specifically designed for hunting with these types of rifles, such as the fairly new Razorback XT from Winchester.

The main reason I have it is for home defense. It is among the best tools for the job of protecting my life and the lives of my loved ones. The AR-15 is lightweight, maneuverable, and offers effective stopping power while reducing risk of over penetration through common building materials with the proper ammunition.

It is easy to add lights and optical sights to the rifle, making it more likely you will identify what you are aiming at and thus avoid shooting someone by accident. The rifle has manageable recoil, allowing shooters of all physical condition to handle it effectively.

Like with pistols, one will never know how many rounds are needed. If one hears a loud crash in the middle of the night, one probably won’t have the time to grab spare magazines; so whatever ammunition is in the gun is all you have if you must traverse the house in your pajamas to secure a family member against an intruder.

Gun-control advocates typically highlight the criminal misuses of firearms, while underplaying the many times firearms are used by law-abiding citizens in self-defense [4]ranging from tens of thousands to two million times per year, depending on the source.

Most of the time, the intended victim does not have to fire his weapon to deter the attackers. But in some cases, the good guy having a gun can mean the difference between his life or death. Fortunately, Georgia law allowed Ryan Moore to carry the gun that saved his life.

Shouldn’t all law-abiding Americans enjoy that same right?


Article printed from PJ Media: http://pjmedia.com

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[1] his handgun saved his life: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/man-shot-killed-outside-grocery-store/nJcDt/

[2] Associated Press: http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2012-05-04/justifiable-homicides-ga-increase-after-law

[3] jailed multiple times: http://www.rockdalenews.com/archives/4923/

[4] the many times firearms are used by law-abiding citizens in self-defense: http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/tough-targets-when-criminals-face-armed-resistance-citizens


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1 posted on 01/30/2013 9:03:41 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Read a great quote this morning:

Saying the 2nd Amendment doesn’t apply to modern firearms is like saying the 1st Amendment does not apply to cellphones, radio, T.V., and the internet.


2 posted on 01/30/2013 9:05:41 AM PST by aimhigh ( Guns do not kill people. Planned Parenthood kills people.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The statistic I have heard is that a gun saves a life every five seconds. I don’t know where that statistic comes from but I would be interested in knowing.


3 posted on 01/30/2013 9:14:23 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: SeekAndFind

It is well known among martial artists that when someone is standing behind you with a knife at your throat, it is one of the most difficult situations to get out of without injury.

If they brace the back of your head with their other forearm, pushing your head down (chin towards your chest), it is the worst of all, because if your head is back, the knife will typically hit the cartilage of your throat, which is hard to cut through; but if your head is forward, it exposes your arteries to the knife.

It is the difference between a tracheotomy and bleeding out in under a minute. Take the trache.

That being said, in that he freed himself, is one of those times when the bad guys need those bullets a lot more than you do. This is an extreme prejudice activity.


4 posted on 01/30/2013 9:17:48 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

Reminds me of 1968 during the riot times.

I had a cheap revolver (unloaded) when I found myself in a very bad part of town. I found out real quick that trying to load a single action style revolver while driving with a standard shift truck is rather hard to do.

After reading about a particular brutal riot, I sold the cheap handgun and bought me a nice 13 shot Browning Hi-Power! I had decided six rounds were not enough for me.


5 posted on 01/30/2013 9:19:24 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Click my name! See new paintings!)
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To: SeekAndFind


ARMED CITIZEN ALLIANCE


6 posted on 01/30/2013 9:46:02 AM PST by MestaMachine (Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Love these articles, but it is preaching to the choir!

How’ bout everyone who has access to a Fox like U-report, or an email address of a local/national news outlet, start sending every single reported “Guns Save Lives” incident to these news outlets (preferably the national level MSM folks).

I plan to start

KYPD


7 posted on 01/30/2013 9:46:38 AM PST by petro45acp (No good endeavour survives an excess of adult supervision)
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To: SeekAndFind

Around here, the Glock 21, with its “high capacity” magazine, will henceforth be known as the Feinstein Special.


8 posted on 01/30/2013 9:53:40 AM PST by DPMD
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To: SeekAndFind
I had someone try and run me off the road once. Not sure what I could have done to piss them off, but all it took was me holding up my pistol to get them to go away. Didn't point it at them. Just held it up so they could see it.

Didn't get a plate number on them so I didn't even bother to call it in.

How many situations like that go unreported and uncounted that could have ended VERY differently?

9 posted on 01/30/2013 9:58:03 AM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The sad thing is that most Liberals reading this story will conclude that the wrong man died.


10 posted on 01/30/2013 10:21:02 AM PST by Above My Pay Grade
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Found me and the Mrs. in the middle of an unexpected street party where we were definitively the minority. I just kept walking and smiling, remaining friendly while moving the Mrs. along, knowing I had a Sig p250 (9mm HP,11+1) and an extra magazine in my pocket. I felt if things got crazy and I had to go down, I wasn't going alone. As it was, no problems and a good time was had by all (which is the way it should be).

But I like some of the quotes from General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis:

"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet."

"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f* with me, I’ll kill you all."

The man has insight...

11 posted on 01/30/2013 11:24:08 AM PST by Dubh_Ghlase (Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
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To: Dubh_Ghlase

I got a slightly different version from Sgt. Fowler: “ Be prepared, be alert, be polite, and be professional——but be prepared to kill the next person you meet”. That’s how I’ve lived my life for the past half century. Others have learned how it works the hard way.


12 posted on 01/30/2013 2:34:08 PM PST by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Above My Pay Grade

13 posted on 01/30/2013 2:50:03 PM PST by matt04
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To: SeekAndFind

“..Fortunately, Georgia law allowed Ryan Moore to carry the gun that saved his life... Shouldn’t all law-abiding Americans enjoy that same right?...”

If you have to ask “permission” - ESPECIALLY FROM THE TEMPORARY HIRED PUBLIC SERVANT HELP - it isn’t a “Right”.

Remember who the masters are and who the hired help is.

THEY conveniently forget who they work for. We shouldn’t, and we need to keep reminding them over and over.


14 posted on 01/30/2013 3:19:31 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Williams had been jailed multiple times over the past decade for charges including [...] DUI

Alcohol causes violence!

15 posted on 01/31/2013 7:48:56 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies ("The Lord has removed His judgments against you" - Zep. 3:15)
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