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hatrack

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5. I think the kids at Uvalde and Columbine and Stoneman Douglas beat him to the punch . . .

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 05:56 PM

Sep 10

So did the children and adults in El Paso, and the attendees at the Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas, and the grocery shoppers in Buffalo, and the students at Virginia Tech.

As far as "martyrdom" is concerned, he's a bit late.

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Charlie Kirk - a martyr to the sanctity of the Second Amendment [View all] Sibelius Fan Sep 10 OP

Thanks for the chuckle! Coventina Sep 10 #1

According to JD Vance, this kind of thing just happens Blue Owl Sep 10 #2

According to Charlie Kirk, it's the price we pay for the freedom enshrined in the Second Amendment. Sibelius Fan Sep 10 #3

Yes, like earthquakes and rockslides and volcanic eruptions . . . hatrack Sep 10 #6

... are the price we pay for upholding the laws of thermodynamics and gravity. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 10 #9

How's that 'gun control' working out for them? C_U_L8R Sep 10 #4

I think the kids at Uvalde and Columbine and Stoneman Douglas beat him to the punch . . . hatrack Sep 10 #5

He died so others could get shot. tinrobot Sep 10 #7

If only Kirk and every student at that rally were themselves armed... Sibelius Fan Sep 10 #8

Ironically, too late for him to schedule a stop in FL. FL is now an open carry state. eppur_se_muova Sep 10 #10

There wouldn't even need to be a gun to start things off Wednesdays Sep 10 #12

I like you. :) eppur_se_muova Sep 10 #13

eppur_se_muova posted this usonian Sep 10 #11

He was only 31? Geez, I guess that kind of hatred really ages a person. StarryNite Sep 10 #14

I disapprove of his killing. Charlie understood his own need for accepting it. Norrrm Sep 10 #15

God Will Cut You Down struggle4progress Sep 10 #16

K&R UTUSN Sep 10 #17