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FadedMullet

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27. The 2nd Amendment, gun humper, NRA folks will want to know the manufacturer, model, which cartridge it is......

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 06:36 PM

Sep 11

......"chambered" for, was it a factory load or custom, if custom what was the size and weight of the bullet, what powder and how much of it, what kind of scope did he use, the actual distance from the "sniper's nest" to Kirk's pencil neck, and the type of training that the shooter had. How they reconcile all this with the "angry left-wingers are out of control" meme is going to be hard.

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High-powered rifle recovered amid manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer, FBI says [View all] Wicked Blue Sep 11 OP

Good guy with a gun can't do much when it's a rooftop sniper IronLionZion Sep 11 #1

"believed to be college aged" OAITW r.2.0 Sep 11 #2

That just means someone between 14 and 95 really. But the main thing is that it is someone who wants to learn something. LiberalArkie Sep 11 #7

Of course people of all ages can attend college, but typically "college aged" would be around 18-25. thesquanderer Sep 11 #9

I remember a local news article decades ago Miguelito Loveless Sep 11 #10

Purposefully vague. They probably don't have a clue. littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #11

Yeah, too bad we can't trust the FBI. Cha Sep 11 #22

Exactly, Cha! The irony is maddening. The damned Federal Bureau of Investigation... littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #23

Aloha, pants... Cha Sep 11 #24

Aloha, Cha. 🙏❤️🪄💫👼 littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #25

Individual is dangerous, may be armed, and we can't share video. usonian Sep 11 #3

Snort littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #12

To me, it sounds like they are bluffing hamsterjill Sep 11 #4

I now think we'll have a name before the end of the day Prairie Gates Sep 11 #5

Does anyone Rebl2 Sep 11 #6

Probably jumped into the same car with the 2 agents giving hand signals LiberalArkie Sep 11 #8

The one's holding the ladder to the roof, right? littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #13

That would imply that there was 1 more.. There was 2 giving hand signals at the event sight. But LiberalArkie Sep 11 #15

Yes, maybe the 2 giving hand signals were just there early for baseball season and littlemissmartypants Sep 11 #16

Am I the only one who thinks it strange Miguelito Loveless Sep 11 #14

EMTs should be present in any large crowded event IronLionZion Sep 11 #17

Absolutely, Miguelito Loveless Sep 12 #30

The FBI special agent for Utah was removed by Kash Patel just days before the shooting Wicked Blue Sep 11 #18

Was it a Carcano Model 38? tonekat Sep 11 #19

Close, antique Mauser bolt action 30-06 nt EX500rider Sep 12 #32

There aren't any low powered rifles Nigrum Cattus Sep 11 #20

Sure there are. ManiacJoe Sep 11 #21

AR and AK calibers are both considered high power for high power shooting matches somsai Sep 11 #29

The shooter is reported to have been seen with his boss. "Some people say." Fox News. Botany Sep 11 #26

The 2nd Amendment, gun humper, NRA folks will want to know the manufacturer, model, which cartridge it is...... FadedMullet Sep 11 #27

There was a high powered bolt action rifle found on the 6th floor dflprincess Sep 11 #28

Utah is a big hunting state PCB66 Sep 12 #31