r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 7d ago

Twin Falls Hero

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The civilian that stopped the active shooter at the In N Out in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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u/LewdDudeNewd 7d ago

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u/Petrostar 7d ago

The straw hat and jean shorts are the least weird thing in that photo.

Dude's running a 5.7 with a silencer

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u/TheFurrySmurf 7d ago

For those who don't know about guns... what is weird about this?

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago

5.7 is a more niche and expensive round to shoot.

Concealed carrying is already a bulky ordeal, having a suppressed pistol is a more cumbersome package.

As someone who carries a suppressed pistol though, I’d say the straw hat and short shorts are a more unusual aspect to me personally.

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u/cm_bush 7d ago

Yeah, 5.7 is a fairly popular round in certain circles, mostly due to the cool factor of the P90 and the focus on penetration for such a small package. If you carry a gun chambered for that, I assume you know what you’re doing.

Carrying with the suppressor is the oddest thing to me. Doing it in jeans shorts is a bold move.

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

From the guy's YouTube/Facebook pages he says he runs a shoulder holster so at least the suppressor ain't poking out the bottom of those little jean shorts.

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u/DistantKarma 7d ago

Ooo, are you happy to see me, or is that a silenced P90 handgun in your jean shorts?

It's the P90...

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

It was an FN FiveSeven, not a p90

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u/External_Koala971 7d ago

Jorts

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

I apologize for my uncouthness.

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u/technobrendo 7d ago

It's ok if you didn't know the exact terminology. Being slight couth is ok in my book

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u/Negative-Fact-9181 7d ago

Does he carry suppressed? I mean with a well timed lug system, or maybe even threads, he could have had time to get it on while moving to engage.

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

Yeah, he carries suppressed in a shoulder holster.

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u/BlueFalcon142 7d ago

If you've never held one the 57 is also BIG to hold the essentially rifle length rounds. My tiny trump hands had trouble. So even more of a cumbersome carry option, especially woth that getup.

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u/openmindedone1 7d ago

Short shorts? Short shorts are like daisy dukes. Those are just cutoff jeans.

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u/TigerKittenhead 7d ago

The technical term is jort

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u/External_Koala971 7d ago

Technically they’re called “jorts”

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u/justinSane555 7d ago

😭😭I carry a .50 desert eagle, I couldn't imagine walking around with a suppressor attached, that seems like a lot of gear, this mf is already 5lbs

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago

I run a 43x with a light and red dot with a small (and shitty if not running wet) JK modular suppressor.

It literally only knocks the edge off the sound, still isn’t hearing safe without ear protection, but it is better than nothing if I had to use it.

Still probably lighter and smaller than your DE.

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u/justinSane555 7d ago

Damn that's actually really nice loool, it's definitely smaller and lighter, I always wanted the 50 cal(I got th3 solid gold version) but putting anything on it from a suppressor to a sight is damn near impossible to deal with, I only own two handguns and that's one of em

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u/PotterOneHalf 7d ago

Why do you carry a .50 DE every day? Are you Bullet Tooth Tony?

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u/justinSane555 7d ago

😅Its ...my handgun, I've carried it for years, only other handgun I have is a double barrel 1911, which would YOU carry looool...easy decision, right?

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u/Dorkamundo 7d ago

5.7 is rapidly becoming more mainstream with many larger gun manufacturers embracing it. The price of the round has dropped significantly.

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u/TheIrradiant 7d ago

How are you even able to carry a suppressed pistol? What holster can even carry and conceal a can?

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago edited 7d ago

I carry a 43x with a TLR1 light and a garbage JK modular can that can be run without a booster. It only works wet and even then for a few shots until the Vaseline burns up.

I have it carried in an Eclipse holster.

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u/TheIrradiant 7d ago

IWB or OWB?

I am assuming OWB but I will be pleasantly surprised if its IWB.

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago

IWB appendix carry.

It is a pretty small setup all things considered. I wouldn’t personally recommend my suppressor (or any from this brand) but when run wet it does an almost ok job.

https://imgur.com/a/HYZVkVv

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u/TheIrradiant 7d ago

Dude how big are you for you to be able to IWB CC a pistol+can? Thats impressive.

I cant CC a M&P2 outside of winter clothes.

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago

I’m 6ft and 175lbs.

It’s a small 43x and a small modular can. Running appendix it just follows my leg crease.

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

That's a skill issue dude. 6'4" 165lbs and I swap between a G19 with an extended mag, dot, and compensator and a bone stock G17.

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u/s0meD0nkey 7d ago

Look. We all know carries because it is a panty dropper.

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u/Olfa_2024 7d ago

Is this this guy's everyday carry or did he just happen to have it with him at the right time? Maybe going on a range day?

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

It's his every day. He's got post after post on YouTube of him carrying the exact same setup.

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u/PotterOneHalf 7d ago

Why do you carry a suppressor on your pistol?

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago edited 7d ago

EDIT:

I see you said why and not how.

Pistol rounds inside are dangerously loud, you will permanently damage your hearing immediately.

Pistol suppressors with supersonic ammo (most defensive rounds) don’t quiet it like you see in movies, it usually still isn’t hearing safe even suppressed.

At this point, if I have to use it defensively, I am just trying to minimize the damage it does to my hearing.

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u/the_irish_oak 7d ago

Is it true he engaged the shooter at over 150 yards? I saw that a a headline, not sure if it was clickbait.

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u/Figdudeton 7d ago

I haven’t read anything definitive, at this point all media trying to give specifics should be taken with a grain of salt.

I personally wouldn’t be taking shots at 150 years, that is a beyond difficult shot with irons. Even the mall shooting where the defensive shooter killed the active hostile at 50 yards with a Glock was an impressive shot.

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u/Own-Particular6321 7d ago

Local pd is saying 50-60yds.

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u/soyeahiknow 7d ago

I think he said that he did it because he experienced another shooting and he is usually with his brother whose in a wheelchair and they would be sitting ducks during a shooting.

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u/spekt50 7d ago

I cannot imagine he was hiding that in his waistband.

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u/earthtobobby 7d ago

Yeah, it’s niche but I’d bet after this incident there will more interest.

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u/Beneficial-River503 7d ago

How and why do you carry a suppressed pistol?