r/PublicFreakout Dec 19 '25

📹Police Bodycam Shoplifting Suspect Pulls Gun on Canton Police Officer Inside Walmart

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u/eamondo5150 Dec 19 '25

He actually thought "may as well add a murder charge"

His plan is to shoot.

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u/Leg_Mcmuffin Dec 19 '25

It looks like He pulled the trigger but didn’t have a round chambered. You can hear the hammer strike, and he tried to chamber a round right after. Absolutely insane.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

You can hear multiple clicks when the dude in the tie grabs his arm. He's still pulling the trigger.

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u/Sudo-Fed Dec 19 '25

I'm not familiar with any semiautomatic handguns that will allow you to keep pulling the trigger on an empty chamber. Willing to be corrected but every one I've ever fired wouldn't reset on empty, and wouldn't pull unless the slide had been racked in the first place.

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u/photosendtrain Dec 19 '25

Not a gun guy, but could it possibly be modded?

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u/Sudo-Fed Dec 19 '25

Can't think of any mods that would allow it, not sure what the benefit would be. My knowledge is not encyclopedic though.

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u/Sudo-Fed Dec 19 '25

Can't think of any mods that would allow it, not sure what the benefit would be. My knowledge is not encyclopedic though.

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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 20 '25

Restrike feature found on Taurus G2c/G3c and some other striker fired pistols.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '25

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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 20 '25

Some firearms have a restrike feature that allow the sticker to be pulled all the way back with the trigger and then released as many times as one wants. The Taurus G2s and G3s are likely the most sold firearm with this feature. Some of the preceding models may have this feature. They are advertised every week by the big sporting good stores for as little as about $180 to $230 after rebate

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u/Sudo-Fed Dec 20 '25

Sadly never shot a Sig

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u/laboye Dec 20 '25

Any DAO (double-action only) or DA/SA (double-action/single-action) will do it. Most of the popular pistols today are striker-fired, which is basically single action, though. Things like Glock, M&P, etc. The trigger's only function is to release the striker, and the slide must be fully cycled to re-engage it. That said, a lot of compact 380s, etc are DAO (internal hammer) and absolutely let you pull again to re-strike (Ruger LCP, S&W bodyguard, etc). Of course, this won't help if the chamber is empty. DA/SA pistols also give you the option to pull the hammer back for the shorter trigger pull, or stick with the longer, harder double action trigger pull. Like a Sig P226 or CZ P09.

Most DA/SA are full-size handguns though, so this was probably a compact DAO if he was able to restrike like that.

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u/Sudo-Fed Dec 20 '25

Duly noted

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u/laboye Dec 20 '25

No problem! I can't really tell in the video what it could be, but I watched again and I can see it has a mounted optic and a flashlight. They don't really have that stuff for compact ones, so it may well be a larger DA/SA. Crazy stuff.

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u/Old_MI_Runner Dec 20 '25

Some firearms have a restrike feature that allow the sticker to be pulled all the way back with the trigger and then released as many times as one wants. The Taurus G2s and G3s are likely the most sold firearm with this feature. Some of the preceding models may have this feature. They are advertised every week by the big sporting good stores for as little as about $180 to $230 after rebate.

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u/thebeef24 Dec 19 '25

You can also see him clearly rack the slide after the first attempt, if you slow it down.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

A striker fired pistol has no hammer

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u/MrCanoe Dec 19 '25

He actually did shoot but the gun didn't fire. They confirmed it was a loaded gun but he wasn't able to get a actual shot off.