Some of the reaction videos to Charlie Kirk’s assassination have been plain startling, denigrating the idea of taking the moral high ground and expressing sympathy for the man’s widow and children
The FBI hasn’t caught the killer: So far, the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Kash Patel has struggled to find the man who shot and killed Charlie Kirk. They’ve caught and released several suspects, giving false starts about motive and details uncovered at the scene. News broke this morning that a third suspect is in custody, but we have very little detail so far about whether this one is the guy.
For example, «an early bulletin circulated widely among law enforcement officials said investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of ‘transgender and anti-fascist ideology’ inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk», reported The Wall Street Journal yesterday. «But some officials later Thursday cautioned against reaching conclusions based on the internal report.» («The bulletin said an older-model .30 caliber hunting rifle was discovered in the woods near the scene of Wednesday’s shooting at Utah Valley University, wrapped in a towel with a spent cartridge still in the chamber. There were also three unspent rounds in the magazine, all with wording on them, it said», added the Journal.)
Now, police have shared photographs of a person of interest, obtained via surveillance footage at the scene. But it’s a college-aged man wearing a hat and sunglasses, with an American flag and eagle shirt on it—probably an outfit designed for him to fit in, and no really identifiable characteristics. «We need as much help as we can possibly get», said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Investigators added that they had gotten a footwear impression as well as palm and forearm imprints, all of which might possibly be helpful.
Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) are doing the precise opposite of what Kirk would’ve wanted: Using his death as an opportunity to call for gun control. But someone should press Ocasio-Cortez to cite a specific law that would have stopped this shooting; we don’t actually know anything about the shooter, and from the weapon recovered, it looks like a hunting rifle was used. So what, exactly, is her vision for how to prevent this type of thing going forward?
AOC on Charlie Kirk: «Are we going to do something or are we going to argue over rhetoric? … We have to pass gun safety legislation and stop this… People can finger point all they want.»pic.twitter.com/Hrpq5UZR5X
Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) September 11, 2025
Meanwhile, writer Konstantin Kisin makes a good point about double standards between right and left. «Never once since Charlie Kirk was assassinated have I worried about the possibility of riots, burning of cities, ‘autonomous zones’ or violence in the streets», writes Kisin. «And this is for a decent family man murdered in cold blood for his political opinions. In the summer of 2020, all of those things happened across America and many other countries too. Over a career criminal who died in a police interaction with a negligent and careless cop.»
«So no, I don’t believe either party has a monopoly on political violence», he continues.
