It has been about 18 hours since Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a single gun shot in Utah. We have all seen the videos by now and as usual media reports and talking head commentators have been amok and routinely wrong in their comments and opinions and the manhunt for the murderer continues.
It will take 48 hours for things to settle down and real truths and evidence to come out. In the aftermath, info flew hot and heavy about how the shooter was already in custody minutes after the single shot. Pictures of an older man in shorts being detained by police went viral and even the director of the FBI said the shooter was in custody. That person apparently was detained earlier in the day and was released that same afternoon.
MSNBC….ugh… why does any sponsor/advertise or watch with those pseudo news channels? An MSNBC commentator/paid idiot live on air opined the shooter may have been a Charlie Kirk supporter shooting his gun off in the air in celebration. Actually said that. Spin much?
Matthew Dowd said Kirk had been “one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups.” In other comments during the interview he said to the effect that the shooting comes from an environment where “You can’t stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place.” MSNBC announced today they fired Matthew Dowd. Thank goodness. A commentator so wrapped up in their liberal beliefs they can’t acknowledge the tragedy and crime of a political assassination. The U.S. House of Representatives had a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk when it was unknown if he was going to live, then when asking for a prayer, Democrats in the room began cat calling and booing. The shame of it all. How can they be so vile. Politics is their religion and failed crusade.
Social media next put up pictures in the afternoon and video suggesting the shooter was apprehended of a younger adult mail surrounded by police and an officer is seen putting a rifle into the back of a Police SUV. The gun appears to be a pellet rifle- which of course could not fatally shoot anyone 200 yards away. Turns out the video is not even from the town where the murder took place.
Experts romped around the video and social media stage talking about snipers and cold barrel shots, bullet drop, bullet placement and only trained snipers could hit a target 200 yards away. One interviewed Brainiac said they heard the sound of a professional sniper shot at the scene. I was previously unaware they made a different sound. Who knew?
Anyone remotely familiar with high powered rifles should know 200 yards shots are routinely attainable with even iron sighted rifles. In the shooting sports and combat training a lot of rifles are zeroed (point of aim/point of impact) at 200 yards.
This morning, 9/11, the FBI announced a high powered bolt action rifle has been recovered from the area near the shooting. Utah authorities are now saying the shooter appears to be a college age male who shot from the rooftop and then blended in with students when they fled. They claim to have foot print, palm print and forearm prints from the shooting scene and video of the suspect moving through the college campus.
The most interesting and detailed info today comes from Stephen Crowder, a political commentator/reporter from his lowderwithcrowder.com website claiming he was sent a copy of an internal ATF memo about the assassin’s rifle which is purported to be an older model imported Mauser bolt action 30-06. Bullets seized with the rifle are purportedly marked with transgender and anti-fascist markings.
I have no way to confirm the information is true, so like the rest of the news reporting we must take it with a grain of salt- a huge grain of salt, but here is the quoted information from the website which seems to have a high level of detail in the technical reporting style of government reports.
“On September 10, 2025, at approximately 12:24PM, Conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at the Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Mr. Kirk was speaking at the University as part of the American Comeback Tour. Multiple SLC I and III agents responded immediately. The suspect fired one shot from an elevated position on a rooftop in an adjacent building on the campus and surveillance video shows the suspect, jumping off and fleeing the area on foot. ATF and other law-enforcement located an older model imported Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near the campus. The location of the firearm appears to match the suspects route of travel. The spent cartridge was still chambered in addition to three unspent rounds at the top fed magazine. All cartridges have engraved wording on them, expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology. An emergency trace has been submitted an ATF SLC is working leads generated by the trace. The firearm and ammunition have been taken by the FBI for DNA analysis and fingerprint impressions. Upon completion of forensics, the firearm will be disassembled for additional importer information. Multiple people of interest having contacted or detained because of eyewitness testimony and review of video footage. The primary suspect is yet to be identified. ATF is assisting the investigation with multiple other federal, state, and local partners and the case is co-led by the FBI and Utah SBI.””
Please let this shooting be the last bullet cast by deranged anti conservatives liberals who have been brainwashed by two Democratic administrations and their media megaphones hating anyone of contrary opinion.
The idea it is OK to murder other people because of their beliefs or opinions over hurt feelings or “resistance” has got to stop. That entire message of hate and malice towards political figures in office, or even speakers like Charlie Kirk -must end. Some in the news are likening this tragic murder to Kirk and the death of Martin Luther King. It is a horror created and agenda pushed by fascist influencers who believe only their views are correct, and anything goes from lawfare to warfare to oppose people or political parties who do not believe as they do.
American tragedy.