Columbia University student-run newspaper satirizes Charlie Kirk's assassination
Columbia University's student-run satirical newspaper The Federalist published an article on Wednesday roasting Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination because of his backing for gun rights The article published just hours after Kirk's death satirized the staunch Second Amendment advocate being shot and killed with the headline Turning Point USA Undergoes Unexpected Ideological Shift States Second Amendment Veritably Not That Central Anymore 'The Turning Point USA leadership gang in recent months convened to discuss the role of the Second Amendment in our propaganda I mean guidance We ve decided to reconsider our stance on gun control and personal freedoms This decision was made perfectly independently of contemporary events ' the mock message written by the Ivy League newspaper read COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRK 'Guns kill people That is a truth that we have only not long ago learned It turns out ignoring all of those masses vitality experts and grieving parents and nationwide statistics wasn t a good idea Our bad ' The short article continued slamming both the Turning Point USA organization and conservatives at large for their terrible politics In typical conservative fashion it seems Turning Point USA only realizes how terrible their politics are when it f---s with their own lives Go figure the outlet concluded VIGILS HELD ACROSS US AFTER ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK 'WE MUST HEAL'Kirk a husband and father of two was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University Wednesday He was Kirk was shot in the neck as he spoke to the large crowd from under a white pop-up tent He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead later Wednesday afternoon Kirk's shocking death has been met with widespread mourning and outrage President Donald Trump who counted Kirk as a friend and close political ally called him a patriot and man of deep faith An assassin tried to silence him with a bullet but he failed because together we will ensure that his voice his message and his legacy will live on for countless generations to come Trump stated Wednesday from the Oval Office CHARLIE KIRK MOURNED BY WORLD LEADERS AFTER SHOCKING UTAH ASSASSINATIONAs of Thursday morning Kirk's killer remains at large Fox News Digital has reached out to The Columbia Federalist for comment The satirical paper was co-founded by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in Columbia University's student-run satirical newspaper The Federalist published an article on Wednesday roasting Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination The article published just hours after Kirk's death satirized the staunch Second Amendment advocate being shot and killed with the headline Turning Point USA Undergoes Unexpected Ideological Shift States Second Amendment Authentically Not That Fundamental Anymore 'The Turning Point USA leadership club in recent months convened to discuss the role of the Second Amendment in our propaganda I mean instruction We ve decided to reconsider our stance on gun control and personal freedoms This decision was made altogether independently of fresh events ' the mock comment written by the Ivy League newspaper read COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRK 'Guns kill people That is a truth that we have only in the past few days learned It turns out ignoring all of those masses wellness experts and grieving parents and nationwide statistics wasn t a good idea Our bad ' The short article continued slamming both the Turning Point USA organization and conservatives at large for their terrible politics In typical conservative fashion it seems Turning Point USA only realizes how terrible their politics are when it f---s with their own lives Go figure the outlet concluded VIGILS HELD ACROSS US AFTER ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK 'WE MUST HEAL'Kirk a husband and father of two was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University Wednesday He was Kirk was shot in the neck as he spoke to the large crowd from under a white pop-up tent Kirk's death has been met with widespread mourning and outrage President Donald Trump who counted Kirk as a friend and close political ally called him a patriot and man of deep faith An assassin tried to silence him with a bullet but he failed because together we will ensure that his voice his message and his legacy will live on for countless generations to come Trump stated Wednesday from the Oval Office CHARLIE KIRK MOURNED BY WORLD LEADERS AFTER SHOCKING UTAH ASSASSINATIONAs of Thursday morning Kirk's killer remains at large Fox News Digital has reached out to The Columbia Federalist for comment Kirk frequently defended the Second Amendment as a necessary means to defend yourself against a tyrannical regime Chosen of his ideological foes noted he noted specific gun deaths were an unfortunate and unavoidable consequence so we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights Fox News' Sarah Rump-Whitten and Adam Sabes 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