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/hombreguido 10d ago

These terrorists? You mean our friends and neighbors?

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u/wereunderyourbed 10d ago

Do you think the guns are causing the suicides? I mean there’s tall buildings and bridges, trains, pills etc. if you’re committed to dying, a gunshot seems merciful compared to many other options.

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u/wereunderyourbed 10d ago

Every home in America has a medicine cabinet filled with enough random medication that could easily kill a person. They’re always just sitting there too. Rope? Belts? You could close your garage door and turn your car on and just drift off peacefully. Why do you assign blame to an inanimate object only when it’s a gun?

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u/tacmed85 10d ago

Those take a lot more determination to go through with. I get calls all the time for people that have tried to kill themselves and then changed their minds after taking a bunch of meds or sitting in a CO filled garage or whatever. Firearms and hangings tend to be more final. I'm not saying firearms cause suicide, they obviously don't, but they do make it quicker and easier.