Posted on 09/10/2025 5:25:09 PM PDT by Phoenix8
Utah authorities questioned and released a person of interest in the shooting of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk Wednesday afternoon, according to state and federal officials. Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, died from his injuries.
"The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody," FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted Wednesday. "Thank you to the local and state authorities in Utah for your partnership with @fbi."
Earlier, he wrote that the "subject" was in custody, and Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox referred to a "person of interest in custody."
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The neck is 4 inches across the size of a grapefruit. I can hit those first shot cold barrel at 400 all day with at least 5 of my factory class rifles out of the box with cheap glass. 200 is nothing don’t read to much into it a regular shooter should hit in the black at 200 every time. I have shot quarter sizes groups at 300 with not expensive customer rifles my 6.5 creed bolt will do it. Hitting a human at 200 in the neck is not hard at under 300 for even a average shooter.
I have handed my 6.5 to my lawyers 15 yo who doesn’t shoot on the regular and from the bipod in prone he was busting grapefruits at 350 every shot. Again modern rifles are not the sloppy savages or Remingtons of the 1970s you can buy a factory rifle that will out 5 for 5 in a plate at 800 off the bipod , laser rangefinders are under $100.
I have a factory bone stock box fresh 7 mag in Remington 700 LR that has a MPBR of 350+ yards on a 4 inch radius targer. MPBR is the range that you can hold direct target and tour rounds flight ballistic arc is not above or below the radius out to that range. 4 inches a human head in size. Inside 350 yards point to the middle of the head pull the trigger you will hit it every time.
200 is .nothing to someone who has even basic shooting skills. It’s not more common because right wing people don’t go off the rails like lefties.
Look in history.
Lincoln...Democrat shot him.
MLK...leftie
Reagan..leftie
The Don twice lefties
The list goes on and on.
This is not to say.lefties don’t have shooting skills. I served with a slew of them they were in the service to learn how to wage war and shoot and other skills too. Sh1t soldier’s and Marines but they got all the same training that’s why they were there one and done types. We knew who they were they were not shy about their reasons for being there worse after the woke era started with Bambi.
Yes, but not fully.
When you hear the phrase “one taco short of a combination plate,” think of deep state assassins. You’ll get a sense of what I mean, before too long.
Consider this.
A 200 yard shot is quite doable with 308 or 30-06 rifle, or a 270 - all commmon deer rifles.
A decent ‘deer rifle scope’ would give you a good sight picture.
BUT ... Shooting down without compensating means your shot will go high. The first deer I ever shot was from a tree stand down towards the doe. I shot out her spine, despite aiming for her heart. I have since greatly improved my shooting.
Couple possibilities here - shooter was aiming for a head shot, and didn’t compensate properly for the ballistics of the round, meaning the drop at 200 yards was more than expected, and the shot hit Charlie in the neck instead of the head.
Alternatively, the shooter was aiming for his chest, didn’t compensate for shooting down from a roof, and his/her shot went high.
Lastly, at 200 yards (estimated) your target is not that large in the scope, and/or dialed up to 10X the sight picture/aimpoint moves around a lot unless you control your breathing, and heart beat pace, really well.
Hitting a deer at 200 yards is not an expert shot, but it’s not as easy as a 100 yard shot.
All this adds up to ... this shot didn’t take an expert shot, but of course and expert could have made it.
Squirrels at 125 yards.
Golf balls in the dunes are fun at that range. Hit one, and then chase it with bullets.
Please, for your soul and Charlies, don't do it.
could be
I think you are correct.
Could be.
But when the intelligence agencies are involved, they plant guys like this for distraction.
Bullshit! Try to make that shot at 200 yards.
LOL! Hitting a 12" gong from 200yd with a scoped centerfire rifle is not at all difficult. Heck, lots of folks can do it with iron sights.
I don’’t shoot; I’m just quoting numerous people who do shoot and have commented here today.
Go swear at them.
Some of us made the same comments a year ago, when that a-hole took a shot at Presidential Candidate Trump.
It's kind of how you can tell the actual shooters from the blowhards ...
Thanks.
A guest on FNC said he thought it looked like the round bounced off the chest armor and struck the throat. If that’s the case, I predict we’ll learn that the round was exactly on target to strike the heart.
Well, someone has to stand up to the little demonic monsters and YES, it is educational because the censorship you advised will simply encourage the scum to keep doing it.
If you find it too distasteful and you can’t bring yourself to defend the Charleys and the Irynas of this world then just say so.
I am sure that those that will defend them would really rather not have to worry about you being there so they can just focus on capturing the sub-human sludge that have been brainwashed into thinking murder is ok, if it is a conservative.
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Pretty easy shot without a scope. A sure thing against a stationary target with one, even for an amateur.
Uhhh what????
Where did I say a word about Israel or Jews?
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