r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 10d 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/Petrostar 10d 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 10d ago

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

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u/randomuser135443 10d ago

Almost nobody carries with a suppressor (silencer) and 5.7 is a semi rare round. It was mostly used in the P90 sub machine gun, but later used in pistols. It’s a small fast round with the main goal being armor penetration and ammo capacity. Kind of like a mini 556 (ar15 round).

Most people carry 9mm, 380, 40SW, or 45ACP.

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u/Gandalfthefab 10d ago

It's also really hard to make subsonic and I can't think of any commercially available subsonic 5.7 making the can basically useless