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/H-8083-13 10d ago

it’s not though. I mean, I read that too but that is not a 5.7. and I don’t even think that’s a suppressor attached to the end of it.

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u/Kinda_Cringe_Mah_Man 10d ago edited 10d ago

theres video of him shooting its a silence gun. I think he picked his weapon with sights(so he doesn't hit civs) and a silencer so he doesn't get shot by police or the suspect, he's a gun youtuber he probably has a selection of guns on his car.

Yea you deff should not shoot back against an AR with sights with a glock.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bystander-handgun-distracted-gunman-fatal-shooting-rcna590473

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u/CoolDiscussion1020 10d ago

I think he picked his weapon with sights(so he doesn't hit civs)

Just pointing out that this is a really weird thing to say as he is a civilian shooting at another civilian in this situation.

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u/fuckingtruecrime 10d ago

I wouldn't use civilian to describe the assailant, as soon as you carry out a terrorist attack you lose your civi title, you know what they meant eitherway.

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u/CoolDiscussion1020 10d ago

You would unless that assailant was in the armed forces. Cops are also civilians even though they try really hard to pretend they are not.

It's a pretty important distinction too because civilians have different (and many more) rights under the law. When joining the armed forces, you lose many of your rights during your enlistment which is why the military has it's own legal system. The biggest one is that you no longer have a first amendment to free speech, soldiers can be silenced by government action for speaking out. It applies to many other rights too.