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In reply to the discussion: Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims [View all]
rpannier
(25,008 posts)30. I haven't followed the story much
My understanding is the round may have struck something Kirk was wearing and it ricocchet up. If that was true, whatever it hit would have been powerful enough to absorb the impact and force the round up. So whatever it struck would have damaged the round.
For me, Charlie Kirk is gone. That's where the story begins and ends
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Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims [View all]
usonian
Mar 2026
OP
there is no end to the lunacy that the 'conspiracy brain' will gobble up .... - - - - -(nt)-
stopdiggin
Mar 2026
#18
this lab 'finding' does NOT say that the bullet did not come from the indicated gun
stopdiggin
Mar 2026
#72
point being, I do not have to MAKE any sort of case at ALL. That has been more than abundantly
stopdiggin
Apr 2026
#87
Numerous people in the operating at the hospital saw that the back of Kennedy's head was blown off.
everyonematters
Mar 2026
#27
you could see after he was shot Jackie trying to climb out the back of the convertible, as if chasing his head.
Trueblue Texan
Mar 2026
#43
The facts are that the House assassinations Committe found there was a conspiracy.
Rafi
Mar 2026
#76
Based on a faulty analysis of the audio. Throw that 2nd finding in the trash. nt
BootinUp
Mar 2026
#78
Oh Lawd, there's a budding cottage industry of conspiracy theories on the RW alone.
underpants
Mar 2026
#21
He - a) confessed to roommate - b) stashed a rifle easily identified as belonging to him/family in nearby bushes
stopdiggin
Mar 2026
#16
When ATF or some other forensic lab can't definitely match a bullet, they say so
Prairie Gates
Mar 2026
#12
Hard to tell whether the defense is saying the bullet doesn't match the caliber of the rifle, or if it's pushing what
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#19
One of the many "marks matching" forensic "sciences" that is of dubious reliability
Prairie Gates
Mar 2026
#23
Yep. Bite ID, blood spatter, fingerprints...whatever it takes to keep the PIC running.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2026
#25
That's a rough row to hoe given that the suspect confessed the murder to
allegorical oracle
Mar 2026
#54
I wouldn't put it past them to have set up the Trump ear shot, and the Kirk one
LiberalLovinLug
Mar 2026
#67
So does this mean Charlie Kirk was not killed -- or does it mean he was only an AI deep fake who never existed?
struggle4progress
Mar 2026
#74