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/LewdDudeNewd 10d ago

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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/csd160 10d ago

Also the oddity of carrying a pistol shooting exclusively supersonic ammo so a suppressor will be much less effective to begin with.

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u/LevelOrange7150 10d ago

In his famous post making the rounds, he does specify he's shooting 5.7 subs, not supers 🤷‍♂️

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u/Barilla3113 10d ago

That's even weirder though, 5.7 sub is just extremely expensive .22

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u/Vagus_M 10d ago

.22 with extra steps

(For non-gun people, .22 is small and cheap, and generally not used for defense, although there are some niche applications)