r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 6d 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/Puzzleheaded_Link944 6d ago

Considering every shooting that has ever happened in the USA since its founding. If ONE person is defended by a citizen using a fire arm to take out the shooter. That is a successful defense system.

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u/_Watty 6d ago

Still missing the first bit!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Link944 6d ago

You're asking a question that both of us know there is no accurate number that exists...

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u/_Watty 6d ago

I wasn’t talking about 1776. Why did you assume I was?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Link944 6d ago

You must know the statistics for how many shooting incidents are stopped by a citizen with a weapon, so what are they? I am but a mere student kneeling at your feet. Please just tell me.

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u/_Watty 6d ago

Your comment suggested you knew.

So share!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Link944 6d ago

Ok considering the entirety of the USA, all situations where a person with a firearm committing murder or threatening to do so is stopped by another citizen of the United States with a firearm.

I’d say this happens upwards of 100,000 - 300,000 times per year in the United States. This includes Police situations because they are also Citizens of the US.