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LiberalArkie

(18,911 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 12:40 PM 15 hrs ago

Charlie Kirk Alleged Assassin From Republican Family Stewed in Gun Culture

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10:00:00a CDT



This is not the story right wing haters wanted.

The Daily Mail and The Wall Street Journal already have stories that Tyler Robinson is from a Republican family and it was steeped in gun culture. Robinson registered as a non-partisan voter. Watching Fox since they are promoting hate every day, and all they can talk about is the anti-fascist markings on the bullets. As for all of this, crickets.

www.wsj.com/... (“The suspect in the assassination of conservative activist and influencer Charlie Kirk has in the past registered as a nonpartisan voter in Utah, public records show. Tyler Robinson, 22, has two parents registered as Republicans.“) (sry if paywall)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15086467/Tyler-Robinson-Charlie-Kirk-killer-identified-Utah-Trump.html





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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/12/2343167/-Charlie-Kirk-Assassin-From-Republican-Family-Stewed-in-Gun-Culture?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

I guess the "Wimpy assed Liberals" are getting guns now?

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Charlie Kirk Alleged Assassin From Republican Family Stewed in Gun Culture (Original Post) LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago OP
Nothing says Family Values like letting your child play with guns. Botany 15 hrs ago #1
Grooming. Child abuse. Entire fam needed wellness check n/t leftstreet 15 hrs ago #2
Yep berniesandersmittens 12 hrs ago #31
He's an extreme alt-right Groyper. The Groypers notoriously don't like CK. The bullet engravings are apparently sayings still-prayin4rain 15 hrs ago #3
Has that been confirmed yet (that he was a Groyper?) Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #6
It's all speculation so far. herding cats 14 hrs ago #17
what is a Groyper? nt Ilsa 12 hrs ago #32
Groypers are an alt-right faction who are vocal supporters of white supremacist and "America First" still-prayin4rain 11 hrs ago #33
You've explained it really well. Many thanks. nt Ilsa 11 hrs ago #34
TY! I didn't scroll down far enough Cha 11 hrs ago #38
Could you please tell me Why Cha 11 hrs ago #36
In their language? CK was a cuck. Groypers are alt-right white supremacist who follow still-prayin4rain 11 hrs ago #37
E gods! Oh man.. TY so much. Cha 11 hrs ago #39
Shocking SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #4
Gun-humper for sure. I used to think GOPers were the gun nuts. I'm no longer sure, to be honest. Silent Type 15 hrs ago #5
Huh? It's already been confirmed that the parents are hardcore Republicans. Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #8
Oh sorry, I thought we were talking about the shooter, not his parents. Silent Type 14 hrs ago #10
The shooter donated to Donald Trump's campaign Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #11
Citation? Only time I've seen he donated GOPer is by some podcaster with last name Kulenski. I hope he did, but Silent Type 14 hrs ago #14
He donated in 2020. He's 22. People change. LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #15
+1. Bullets could easily be an attempt throw dumb trump investigators off. But it could also just show he hated Kirk. Silent Type 14 hrs ago #16
I think so too LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #18
Every time the shooter is white male, he's just a disturbed boy travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #40
White supremacists don't usually shoot each other, but who knows nowadays. Silent Type 10 hrs ago #42
Why does his mother call him "Logan" in the montage of gun pictures? BamaRefugee 14 hrs ago #7
They have 3 sons. Tyler was the oldest. Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #12
Thanks for that. BamaRefugee 8 hrs ago #44
Meh- looks like a military show sarisataka 14 hrs ago #9
We don't even know what he meant by the "anti-fascist. catch" meant. StarryNite 14 hrs ago #13
It's a catchphrase from a video game called Helldiver 2 Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #19
So what does the "catchphrase" mean? StarryNite 13 hrs ago #20
I assume this is correct Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #21
Well that's about as clear as mud. LOL StarryNite 12 hrs ago #23
Right. I agree. But based on everything we know at this point he didn't seem to be someone who Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #24
Agreed StarryNite 12 hrs ago #25
It's becoming clear the suspected shooter was not "antifa," and everything that particular label implies. sop 12 hrs ago #29
This message was self-deleted by its author sop 12 hrs ago #30
Oh, look at the tough boy and his .50 caliber machine gun! Aristus 12 hrs ago #22
The Governor of Utah-the shooter was one of us LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #26
It usually is one of you. travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #41
Hear, hear! You beat me to it! BigmanPigman 9 hrs ago #43
Christian, gun rights supporter, Second Amendment solution. republican family, straight, non-trans, non-democrat conserv Norrrm 12 hrs ago #27
And then there's this disconnect malaise 12 hrs ago #28
So, does the Daddy Sheriff Traildogbob 11 hrs ago #35

Botany

(75,254 posts)
1. Nothing says Family Values like letting your child play with guns.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 12:47 PM
15 hrs ago

“ He also posed with guns in his childhood, which included a M2 Browning 50. caliber gun.”

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220633400

berniesandersmittens

(12,464 posts)
31. Yep
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:56 PM
12 hrs ago

Just watch. They'll still find a way to blame the left for this.

Boy grows up entrenched in gun culture, QOP family influences - but somehow the left turned him into a bad man.

still-prayin4rain

(446 posts)
3. He's an extreme alt-right Groyper. The Groypers notoriously don't like CK. The bullet engravings are apparently sayings
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 12:51 PM
15 hrs ago

from a video game.

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
6. Has that been confirmed yet (that he was a Groyper?)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:07 PM
14 hrs ago

I've started to see a bunch of speculation about it, but no confirmation.

still-prayin4rain

(446 posts)
33. Groypers are an alt-right faction who are vocal supporters of white supremacist and "America First"
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:09 PM
11 hrs ago

podcaster, Nick Fuentes.

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/groyper-army-and-america-first

" The Groypers’ focus on Turning Point USA stems primarily from their dislike of founder Charlie Kirk, who they consider insufficiently pro-white. Among their grievances: Kirk has spoken out against white supremacy and dismissed Ashley St. Clair, a TPUSA associate who was photographed at a dinner event attended by Fuentes.

Kirk is pro-Israel, and Groypers oppose Israel and are generally antisemitic. Groypers are also angry that Kirk has invited black conservatives and gay conservatives to TPUSA events as speakers. They believe Kirk is a hypocrite who doesn’t truly want to advance an “America First,” agenda which, for the Groypers, means “whites first.” And finally, they believe Kirk does not support free speech."

Cha

(314,213 posts)
38. TY! I didn't scroll down far enough
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:43 PM
11 hrs ago

to get why those Groyers don't like Kirk.

Tyler Robinson took it to the extreme. maga on maga.

still-prayin4rain

(446 posts)
37. In their language? CK was a cuck. Groypers are alt-right white supremacist who follow
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:42 PM
11 hrs ago

podcaster, Nick Fuentes.

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/groyper-army-and-america-first

" The Groypers’ focus on Turning Point USA stems primarily from their dislike of founder Charlie Kirk, who they consider insufficiently pro-white. Among their grievances: Kirk has spoken out against white supremacy and dismissed Ashley St. Clair, a TPUSA associate who was photographed at a dinner event attended by Fuentes.

Kirk is pro-Israel, and Groypers oppose Israel and are generally antisemitic. Groypers are also angry that Kirk has invited black conservatives and gay conservatives to TPUSA events as speakers. They believe Kirk is a hypocrite who doesn’t truly want to advance an “America First,” agenda which, for the Groypers, means “whites first.” And finally, they believe Kirk does not support free speech."

Cha

(314,213 posts)
39. E gods! Oh man.. TY so much.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:49 PM
11 hrs ago

I never saw the word Groyers before now. Guess I wasn't paying enough attention. And, what a name..

Now Tyer Robinson has gone and Done It!

Silent Type

(10,967 posts)
5. Gun-humper for sure. I used to think GOPers were the gun nuts. I'm no longer sure, to be honest.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 12:57 PM
15 hrs ago

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
11. The shooter donated to Donald Trump's campaign
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:29 PM
14 hrs ago

Some reports say he was a registered Republican. If not, he was unaffiliated. He is definitely NOT a Democrat. There is absolutely no evidence that points to him being a "leftist" whatsoever.

Silent Type

(10,967 posts)
14. Citation? Only time I've seen he donated GOPer is by some podcaster with last name Kulenski. I hope he did, but
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:40 PM
14 hrs ago

I'm not much for makins stuff up like GOPers.

LeftInTX

(33,694 posts)
15. He donated in 2020. He's 22. People change.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:42 PM
14 hrs ago

His bullets had engravings, but it remains to be seen what was going on.

Silent Type

(10,967 posts)
16. +1. Bullets could easily be an attempt throw dumb trump investigators off. But it could also just show he hated Kirk.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:45 PM
14 hrs ago

Personally, I think he's just another disturbed 22 year old with guns and a yearning to be noticed.

travelingthrulife

(3,209 posts)
40. Every time the shooter is white male, he's just a disturbed boy
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:27 PM
10 hrs ago

We have a crisis with White Supremacists tearing our country apart.

BamaRefugee

(3,836 posts)
7. Why does his mother call him "Logan" in the montage of gun pictures?
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:09 PM
14 hrs ago

And whatever his (if this really is him and not a brother or something) "8 year countdown" is, the shooting only missed it by a couple of months.
I tried looking up his full name but no luck but I don't have time this morning for a deep dive.

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
12. They have 3 sons. Tyler was the oldest.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:34 PM
14 hrs ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/09/12/what-we-know-charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect/86091474007/

Social media photos from Robinson’s mother, Amber, depict a tight-knit family where Tyler was the oldest of three sons.


https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-family-what-we-know-about-mom-amber-jones-robinson-dad-matthew-2128943

Robinson has two brothers, per a post by his mother on Facebook in 2021 that was celebrating the first day of a new school year.

In the post, the mother named the boys as Austin and Logan. In the post, she said that Austin was starting his junior year of high school while Logan was starting his freshman year.




sarisataka

(21,985 posts)
9. Meh- looks like a military show
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:13 PM
14 hrs ago

pre-9/11 my unit did one yearly in conjunction with Army Reserve and National Guard units. It was common to have a thousand or more people show up.

StarryNite

(11,820 posts)
13. We don't even know what he meant by the "anti-fascist. catch" meant.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:39 PM
14 hrs ago

It could have meant if you're anti-fascist, catch (get shot by) the bullet.

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
19. It's a catchphrase from a video game called Helldiver 2
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:52 PM
14 hrs ago

There's nothing to indicate he held general anti fascist views

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
21. I assume this is correct
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:04 PM
13 hrs ago
https://www.polygon.com/charlie-kirk-shooter-helldivers-2-meme-tyler-robinson/

engraved messages on bullet casings recovered at the crime scene, including an unfired shell that included the phrase "Hey, fascist! Catch! ↑ → ↓↓↓" — arrow symbols that match the input required to execute a stratagem in Helldivers 2. That stratagem, Eagle 500kg Bomb, lets players drop a 1,100-pound bomb that embeds itself in the ground before exploding. It's one of the more destructive special moves in the game.

Other shells had different messages engraved on them, including "Notices bulge / OWO what’s this?" a reference to a meme about furries and online role-play

Helldivers 2 was released on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC in February 2024. An Xbox Series X version was released in August. The sci-fi third-person cooperative shooter casts players as Helldivers who fight on behalf of Super Earth, ostensibly protecting humanity and spreading "managed democracy" to other worlds. Like its strongest inspiration, Starship Troopers, Helldivers 2 is styled as a satire on fascism — players act on behalf of a militaristic regime, acting as peacekeepers in a Galactic War against alien forces.


According to Google's AI Overview:

In the satirical video game Helldivers 2, players are not intended to fight fascists, but rather to kill alien and robotic enemies under a fictional, authoritarian "managed democracy" government called Super Earth. The game's narrative and mechanics are deliberately designed to be satirical, mimicking the tropes of aggressive, jingoistic patriotism found in real-world propaganda.

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt has made statements suggesting Helldivers 2's satire on totalitarianism was an experiment to see if a community could be "brainwashed" into supporting a fascist state, which he described as a means to educate players about totalitarian regimes and their manipulation tactics through irony and satire.


He later clarified:

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt revealed at the Game Developers Conference in March 2025, the United Nations contacted the development team regarding giving a talk related to the concept of psychological defense against manipulation. Pilestedt stated, "We do it all in fun and good spirits, and we actually try to get people to recognize the science of what is a totalitarian state. If you start wearing the same uniform as everybody else and do salutes constantly, you might be in a totalitarian regime".

StarryNite

(11,820 posts)
23. Well that's about as clear as mud. LOL
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:11 PM
12 hrs ago

Based on that we don't really know what the shooter was thinking with that message.

Wiz Imp

(6,967 posts)
24. Right. I agree. But based on everything we know at this point he didn't seem to be someone who
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:17 PM
12 hrs ago

supports typical anti fascist views.

sop

(15,921 posts)
29. It's becoming clear the suspected shooter was not "antifa," and everything that particular label implies.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:50 PM
12 hrs ago

As we learn more about the suspected shooter's background, it's also becoming clear Trump, Patel, Governor Cox and the rest of the rightwing establishment were just spreading disinformation and inciting violence.

Response to Wiz Imp (Reply #24)

Aristus

(70,819 posts)
22. Oh, look at the tough boy and his .50 caliber machine gun!
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:06 PM
12 hrs ago


Join the Army, dickhead! Oh! That's right! They don't accept criminals anymore.

I'm so fucking over the gunfucks and their "look at ME!" tough guy cosplay...

Norrrm

(2,918 posts)
27. Christian, gun rights supporter, Second Amendment solution. republican family, straight, non-trans, non-democrat conserv
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:41 PM
12 hrs ago

Christian, gun rights supporter, Second Amendment solution. republican family, straight, non-trans, non-democrat conservative doing a 'favor' to Trump?

Kirk has been publicly against Trump on releasing the Epstein files.

malaise

(288,846 posts)
28. And then there's this disconnect
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 03:46 PM
12 hrs ago

The Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, just said, "For the last 33 hours, I had been praying that this person (who murdered Charlie Kirk) was from another country. That he was not one of us because we are not like that. But it was one of us."
———-
It is usually one of you Governor

Traildogbob

(11,799 posts)
35. So, does the Daddy Sheriff
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:20 PM
11 hrs ago

Get the $100,000 reward for turning in the son, that He groomed for guns and probably bought the weapons he loved so much then used one of them to murder Charles?
Who will be the GQP Lawyer to defend the killer of GQP Jesus? One of trumps finest? Judge Jenny the Fox wine box freak, now in the trump cult cabinet?

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