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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-news/29d455a8-1b57-564e-9431-b13e1fbdb831

According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements “expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology.”

But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted. In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 61 points 6 months ago

Cool, they’re making shit up now.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 49 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Definitely real and not a false flag. Confirmed by true patriots. Seal of approval by the manostry of truth.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Part of me wants to say "based" another part of me thinks "false flag" but by whom, Drumpf? As if he needs anymore power, who's going to stop him??

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Distraction from epstein shit, way more serious of a crimewave indicator than someone beating up one of his doge kiddies, plus pin blame squarely on idpol enemy of choice

It's a pretty neat and tidy combo move if true

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 42 points 6 months ago (2 children)

how do you engrave a bullet with transgender ideology? meow-floppy

gun-comrades, how realistic is it to engrave more than 5 letter word?

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unless they had some sort of laser etcher, not very

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

putting qr codes on the bullets which lead to a website selling nft. Ah, the future of adventurism is so bright with new technology

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 22 points 6 months ago

BulletCoin, value is determined by the gross annual income of the person shot with it

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago

someone stole my ammo goddamnit negative

[–] kkitsuragisleftnut@hexbear.net 35 points 6 months ago
[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 32 points 6 months ago

Blacks rule

[–] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Steve Crowder says that ATF sent him info on the gun. Trump admin is marshaling the executive to work with right wing media to make sure they get info first (this was hours ago). They're all going to work together to write the script for this event.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago
[–] booty@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago

First reaction: lmao how fucking stupid do they think we are i-cant

Second reaction: oh wait they're not talking to us, they're talking to the motherfuckers who are that stupid doomer

[–] ComRed2@hexbear.net 26 points 6 months ago

This is so blatantly made up, It's insulting to the intellect.

Which is why you just know chuds are gonna believe every word of it.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 25 points 6 months ago

How big were the fucking bullets? parenti Parenti's books are pretty short but that's still thousands of words.

[–] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 23 points 6 months ago

The perp, if taken alive, will be forced to sign an admission they're trans.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 20 points 6 months ago

Hell yeah transgender ideology

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 20 points 6 months ago

Transgender ideology: AMAB without a skirt? Death.

[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 18 points 6 months ago

"Blacks Rule"

[–] axont@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago

The feds were too lazy to even say the exact words that are supposed to be on the casings. Like are they suggesting the rounds had the word Woke on them. That would rule honestly

[–] The_hypnic_jerk@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago

Blacks rule

[–] BadTakesHaver@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

this is the reason I wanted the guy to be caught. hes definitely a chud, and the faster he got caught the less believable the misinformation campaign would've been

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Engraving "respect the dignity of others" on a bullet

[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Looks like a lot of stuff to even attempt to write on a 63mm cartridge

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's hard to guess but I liked Caitlin Johnstone's take: what leftist would have the skills to pull this off and then waste them on a mediocre pathetic highly replacable nobody like Charlie Kirk? More likely it's inter-chud drama