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18. Not only the weapon had to be accurate, but the SCOPE on it had to be also.

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 09:23 PM

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To be able to take one shot and have it be on target, the caliber of the bullet had to be as well to rupture the Carotid artery in such a fashion. If that is what took place to cause death so quickly.

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Read this SheltieLover Wednesday #1

I see the piece of shit just said Kirk was a martyr for truth and freedom Eliot Rosewater Wednesday #8

Right! SheltieLover Wednesday #10

Is there a bigger shit or a piece of shit alive on earth than that piece of shit TRUMP Eliot Rosewater Wednesday #11

Not from my perspective SheltieLover Wednesday #12

No, but he barely edges out Vance. strongermessage Wednesday #13

You are correct, Vance might even be worse because he's not a moron Eliot Rosewater Wednesday #17

He is worse than dump Norbert Wednesday #28

Thank you. H2O Man Wednesday #53

The geographic location also tilts the probability in that direction. RockRaven Wednesday #2

Universities tend blue LeftInTX Thursday #64

Universities exist in communities, counties, and states; and in this case those are red. RockRaven Thursday #65

There are lots of universities in red cities. Look at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Look at South Texas State. LeftInTX Thursday #68

Yeah.. denbot Thursday #81

LOL! LeftInTX Thursday #84

Three edits for a "LOL" denbot Thursday #95

Sound reasoning but have they investigated the grassy knoll? /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #3

Most surely does. marble falls Wednesday #4

And, since more Mormons live in Utah... Ponietz Wednesday #5

This person threatened him yesterday Mosby Wednesday #6

I can't see the person who shot him JI7 Wednesday #22

Yeah. TommyT139 Wednesday #27

He deleted the account. Mosby Wednesday #45

Wow! yellow dahlia Wednesday #29

Wouldn't be shocked that this was the Grown2Hate Wednesday #41

That person was a chubby, older, white dude. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #56

At this point there have been two "persons of interest" brought in, questioned, and released... JHB Thursday #86

The video of how the cops treated the older man was disgusting. littlemissmartypants Thursday #91

Hmm... "Omar". Now there's a name for ya. ReRe Thursday #67

From everything I have read its not a hard shot with the right rifle. thatdemguy Wednesday #7

Saw the video. He was hit directly in the neck. Saoirse9 Wednesday #23

Where is the video? hamsterjill Wednesday #48

It's been removed LeftInTX Thursday #88

Yeah, I've never found it. hamsterjill Thursday #98

It is something you will wish you could unsee. GemDigger Thursday #107

Here you go Saoirse9 Thursday #117

Or and average hunter Kaleva Wednesday #51

I am a military rated marksman Mr.WeRP Wednesday #59

Thank you for pointing this out. Too many posters seem Ilsa Thursday #106

If it wasn't a lucky shot, then they also had knowledge of Anatomy. littlemissmartypants Thursday #60

My educated guess is it was a low-miss. sir pball Thursday #63

I find Maru Kitteh's observation interesting in its observed specificity. Especially after watching the video. littlemissmartypants Thursday #79

Yeah, that's consistent with a low shot taking out the soft tissues in his neck sir pball Thursday #100

The films? littlemissmartypants Thursday #101

Yeah, the original Cronenburg one. sir pball Thursday #104

So you think that the aim... littlemissmartypants Thursday #109

Yes, I think it was meant to be as gory as possible sir pball Thursday #110

Got it. 👍 littlemissmartypants Thursday #112

Hardly. Jirel Thursday #87

A fairly accurate 200 yard shot with a large rifle and dialed in scope Disaffected Wednesday #9

It's not that hard of a shot. Plenty of DU'ers here could do it, even those without military training NickB79 Wednesday #14

Sorry Nick. I couldn't do it. ReRe Thursday #66

Any hay farmer with a scoped rifle could have made that shot. bluedigger Wednesday #15

His bio says he's 17. Unlikely he could be very skilled. scipan Wednesday #16

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Oops - meant to reply to #6, the one about Omar. Nt scipan Wednesday #39

Thats not the original Omar. Mosby Wednesday #46

Not only the weapon had to be accurate, but the SCOPE on it had to be also. ProudMNDemocrat Wednesday #18

I mean, shooter could have been aiming at the head and had a lucky miss for all we know Prairie Gates Wednesday #26

I saw the video. No need to wonder about that carotid. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #33

5 minutes or less to bleed out from a neck wound. ProudMNDemocrat Wednesday #35

Total. The damage was total. He was not concious long enough to panic. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #38

I'm a hunter. DenaliDemocrat Wednesday #37

His immediate posture was decorticate, not deceribate. That's because Maru Kitteh Wednesday #42

Interesting... littlemissmartypants Thursday #77

Many, many years ago, I was a nurse. Peds, NICU. Not trauma unit. We saw deceribate posture with brain damage. LeftInTX Thursday #90

I thought it was his aorta until I froze the frame and saw it hit the neck. Blood was gushing like a fountain LeftInTX Thursday #89

He was shooting for center mass DenaliDemocrat Wednesday #36

Agreed. Straw Man Thursday #69

Aim small - Miss small DenaliDemocrat Thursday #93

I don't think he was aiming COM, I think it was a head shot gone low. sir pball Thursday #108

Typically sight in 1.5 inches high at 100 yards DenaliDemocrat Thursday #115

If you understand ballistics and PBR, sure sir pball Thursday #116

We have no evidence that the shooter was aiming for the neck Kaleva Wednesday #49

Just an observation, why is he sitting under a tent while hundreds miyazaki Wednesday #19

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So as not to darken his pasty white complexion? After all it was a big part of his brand...🤷‍♀️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #70

This is barely better than flipping a coin imho. nt BootinUp Wednesday #21

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I don't think it odd the shooter got away Kaleva Wednesday #47

and apparently the "security" for the event consisted of about half a dozen uniformed police officers rollin74 Thursday #71

I agree Kaleva Thursday #97

How much longer are we going to put up with this? Prairie Gates Wednesday #25

Good points all misanthrope Wednesday #31

Yep. CentralMass Wednesday #32

200 yards is nothing. I grew up out west DenaliDemocrat Wednesday #34

Most shooters like this have ill defined political Johonny Wednesday #40

I'm surprised... littlemissmartypants Thursday #76

Usually it's not a strict ideology either fujiyamasan Thursday #78

I agree. However, often they are often extreme to the point that they don't make sense to the average person. LeftInTX Thursday #83

There is a clip of Kirk & Megan Kelly on Twitter womanofthehills Wednesday #43

Interesting. Thanks. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #72

I think the shot drifted high and outside Kaleva Wednesday #44

I lean toward someone with military training of some sort, at least. hamsterjill Wednesday #50

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I lean Russian. roamer65 Thursday #61

I posted earlier in the day hamsterjill Thursday #62

Irony and hubris. Not unheard-of for a psychopath. ... littlemissmartypants Thursday #73

On behalf of the Wizard of Ooze or as a message to him? littlemissmartypants Thursday #74

It serves multiple purposes. roamer65 Thursday #75

I have to admit, Delphinus Thursday #105

Nah...not a big enough target for Russia. LeftInTX Thursday #114

Sorry Timewas Wednesday #52

At game ranches out west they have remote rifles set up so you can hunt deer via computer from your home ImNotGod Wednesday #54

Not a difficult shot AverageOldGuy Wednesday #57

No it doesn't iemanja Wednesday #58

I enjoy the mathematical perspective. ... littlemissmartypants Thursday #80

Orem is only 39 miles from Salt Lake City. There is a chance this person was not even a student on this campus. LeftInTX Thursday #85

My money is on someone with a history of IPV. littlemissmartypants Thursday #92

Young and IPV. Otherwise, why would Charlie Kirk be on their radar? LeftInTX Thursday #94

Easy shot: Here's the ballistic table-this is an easy shot for an experienced competitive shooter DUU Thursday #82

Who needs stinkin facts when they interfere with my hot take? Ponietz Thursday #99

Just to be pedantic, a competitive shooter would do a lot better than a golf ball sir pball Thursday #103

"it beats what Oswald did from the Texas School Book Depository at 88 meters from his target" Polybius Thursday #96

Maybe there's a list..... Turbineguy Thursday #102

Your speculation is off base. Are you saying that only Republicans know how to shoot a rifle? totodeinhere Thursday #111

I personally don't believe it had anything to do with politics. CanonRay Thursday #113