Man Tries to Intimidate Bar Patrons with Guns, Gets Ass Kicked

[Milchshake]

How do you stop a bad-guy-with-a-gunAR-15^TM, with a bunch of Rainier on draft apparently.

Patrons at the Roadhouse Saloon in Idaho Falls disarmed and injured a man who reportedly returned after a dispute and pointed a rifle at the crowd.
Martin Knowles, 58, had been kicked out of the bar earlier Tuesday night for arguing with a patron. He returned about less than an hour later armed with an AM-15 .223-caliber rifle and a .40-caliber pistol.
Bennion said he confronted Knowles and told him he would fight him if he was kicked again.Court records back up Bennion’s version of events. Records show the bartender ordered Knowles removed from the bar and told him not to return.
About 45 minutes after Knowles was kicked out, he returned armed with a rifle and pistol. Michael Martinez, Bennion’s friend, said Knowles re-entered the bar and immediately leveled the rifle at the crowd. “He flung the door open and jacked in a shell and started pointing this rifle at my buddy’s wife and then swung it at another friend,” Martinez said. Idaho Falls Police reviewed surveillance footage from inside the bar which reportedly shows Knowles point the rifle at the patrons. Bennion said that he entered “fight-or-flight” mode when he saw the weapon. He grabbed a beer mug and threw it at Knowles. That distracted Knowles, he said, allowing him to rush the armed man and get the rifle away from him.“He was distracted long enough that he didn’t get a round off, thank God,” Bennion said.

Bennion and several others then began to punch Knowles.

Things only continued to de-escalate as later that week, patrons at another bar had to beat-down a man with an airgun .

IDAHO FALLS — For the second time this week, a man was tackled and disarmed by local bar patrons.
Police reports show 32‐year‐old Adam L. Kennedy was arrested for robbery late Wednesday night at the Peppertree Lounge at 888 N. Holmes Ave., according to an Idaho Falls police news release.

[Kathandira]

Only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a beer mug.

[Independent voter]

Sounds like this wasn't the first time something like that happened. Alcohol was involved.

[Deleted]

Lots of people + booze Vs. man with a rifle.

[Myrryr]

Man I hate alcohol... but I would totally pick up that beer mug and drink to Mr. Bennion there.

[gyrados]

play stupid games win stupid prizes

[zhero]

sounds like he got roadhoused.