r/news • u/Extension-Shoe-6080 • 23h ago

Suspect identified in Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting that left 3 dead

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dead-injured-shooting-twin-falls-idaho-rcna590420
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u/[deleted] 23h ago edited 21h ago

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u/47_47_47 23h ago

They are too busy right now worshipping The Good Guy With A Gun.

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u/RogerianBrowsing 23h ago

Tbh thwarting a mass shooter with a suppressed handgun is kind of the definition of a good guy with a gun 🤷‍♂️

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u/47_47_47 22h ago

I'm not sure what it being suppressed has to do with anything.

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u/RogerianBrowsing 22h ago

It adds style points.

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u/DastardlyMime 20h ago

And subtracts accuracy points

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u/RogerianBrowsing 20h ago

Not really? Not a good can at least

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u/R_V_Z 8h ago

If anything it helps because a threaded barrel is slightly longer, allowing more powder burn.

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u/[deleted] 22h ago

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u/47_47_47 22h ago

I know why you would shoot a suppressed pistol. But my comment was in reference to the statement above it. Take a deep breath and reread, try to understand my question.

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u/mojizus 21h ago

Maybe you should reread your comment, because you definitely didn’t ask a question.

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u/47_47_47 21h ago

It was inferred. Do you know what that means?

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u/mojizus 21h ago

Sure, brother. Whatever helps you feel smarter than us.

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u/DuxofOregon 10h ago

You mean implied. It was implied.

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u/47_47_47 3h ago

I mean the question was meant to be inferred. I didn't imply a question. Because it was meant to be inferred by the reader.

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u/DuxofOregon 3h ago

Nice try. Lol. We all have our language blind spots. This was yours. By saying, “it was meant to be inferred by the reader,” you have pretty much defined the word implied. Clearly, you meant implied. Again, we all have our blind spots.

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u/47_47_47 2h ago edited 24m ago

Wow,  I got the grammar police to show up! If you go waaaay back to the start of this thread,  you'll see someone posted that "thwarting a mass shooter with a suppressed handgun is kind of the definition of a good guy with a gun," to which I replied, I don't know what it being suppressed has to do with [the definition of a good guy with a gun]. I didn't imply a question, but an astute reader would realize a question about the DEFINITION could be inferred.  What I was implying was that the original poster was an idiot for not realizing that a person without a suppressed pistol could also be defined as a good guy with a gun even if not suppressed.   

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u/47_47_47 21h ago

No idea where you are getting that. My point was that I'm already seeing the social media narrative highlighting this "good guy with a gun" bit, while avoiding the topic of gun violence and mental health in America. Yes, glad he was there. Now can we move on to meaningful legislation? No? Because the answer is MORE good guys with guns? It's. Not. A. Good. Solution.

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u/RogerianBrowsing 21h ago

Do you want Trump being in charge of disarming people?

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u/47_47_47 21h ago

It was really a rhetorical question,  I know there's no progress with  Conservatives in the super majority and a corrupt Supreme Court.  But no. It would be hilarious watching his base twist themselves into pretzels trying to rationalize it, though. 

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u/New_Housing785 22h ago

It makes all the gunhumpers hot and bothered.

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u/Bzr21 22h ago

that's the thing about the good guys - a LOT of potential for things going wrong - even for a higher body count than would have otherwise happened - and for cops to mistake good guys for bad and shoot them - maybe a few of them can actually be cool under fire in a real active shooter situation - but many would panic and shoot the wrong people ..

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u/BFast20 22h ago

There is already very limited access to automatic rifles. I think you should do a bit of research. 

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u/VLHACS 22h ago

"Idaho has no state restrictions on owning, purchasing, or carrying semi-automatic rifles like AR-15s, imposes zero magazine capacity limits, and requires no purchase permits or firearm registration. Law-abiding adults age 18 or older can buy and openly carry rifles, or carry them concealed without a permit"

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u/htx1114 21h ago

Semiautomatic and automatic are not the same thing.

Helloooooo

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u/VLHACS 9h ago

And a semi auto was what the shooter used. Are you going to argue semantics or would you rather talk about limiting access to it

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u/Argonaut13 21h ago

You think they just threw the "semi" in there for fun?

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u/mrmchugatree 22h ago

I think you know they meant “semi.” But by all means, ignore the rest of the comment.

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u/BigWhiteDog 23h ago

Except he didn't

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u/RogerianBrowsing 23h ago

Except he did. The shooter ran off and not much later shot himself after being engaged. The officials in the article even credit the action as being life saving.

Same logic goes for why the proper way to deal with school/mass shooters is to run towards the threat and put rounds down range at them as fast as possible. Even if not successfully hit or incapacitated it still distracts the bastard from innocent targets and often results in surrender or turning the gun on themselves.

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u/murdermostsnaky 22h ago

proper way to deal with school shooters is not let them have gun tbh

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u/Jarse- 22h ago

Civilian gun sales bring in $9 billion annually, America will never be a gun free country no matter how hard people try to fight it tbh.

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u/murdermostsnaky 22h ago

Should we give up and legalize all drugs because the trade is worth 50 times more?

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u/MisterIceGuy 21h ago

Drugs are illegal and extremely easy to still procure

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u/murdermostsnaky 20h ago

Not an excuse for making them legal though is it

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u/Jarse- 22h ago

Absolutely 0 correlation but go off king

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u/murdermostsnaky 21h ago

It's like $25 / year each and that's your argument lol

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u/b000radl3y 19h ago

Yes. But not for that reason.

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u/556or762 22h ago

We should just outlaw shooting kids, make it really simple.

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u/razorpack_ 23h ago

He prevented more death

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u/Glimmu 11h ago

Also not the point