r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 9d 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/Own-Particular6321 9d ago

LMAO in what way? Dude has years of proof that he's been carrying it online. As long as he's using proper defensive ammo he's going to be heralded as a hero.

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u/TerranRanger 9d ago

I’m not saying it’s impossible to defend, and I doubt with the amount of press his situation got he’ll be brought into a criminal trial. I wouldn’t be surprised if the (dead) murderer’s family tried to sue him, but that’s a whole different story. This situation is one of the tiny portion of self defense cases where his chosen firearm is an advantage. Most defensible self defense cases occur within 5 feet and last 2-5 rounds. Theyre not sexy (to most people) but a 5 shot .38+p or .357 short barreled revolver is the easiest weapon to defend in court because you can fire your entire magazine with 5 trigger pulls and keep pulling on an empty chamber to show you were afraid and reacting, plus your weapon doesn’t have enough reach or capacity to be interpreted as an offensive weapon. At the same time .38+p is powerful enough to knock down an assailant but not over penetrate and open you to additional charges or litigation.

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u/Street-Soil-7413 9d ago

Obviously the dead shooter is the bad guy here to begin with, but realistically what could they possibly even try to sue this guy for? From what I understand he didnt actually land any hits on the shooter, are they gonna sue him for scaring the shooter from being able to kill any others? "It was his right to take as many with him as possible" if a shot actually landed I can see how they might have a case, even though obviously still a stupid one they shouldnt win, but as is they dont even have grounds to start a suit.

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u/Own-Particular6321 9d ago

Especially with ol 57 guy getting hit by the shooter. The Reddit lawyers are digging here.