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Charlie Kirk Assassination: Ballistics Testing, UVU Trip & Investigation Updates

[HPP] Gary MarcusOctober 21, 20252h 57min
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Ballistics Testing Insights

  • 🔬 Marcus's range tests with 30-06 rounds (M2 military ball, Hornady Superformance, Federal TS) showed significant zero differences between ammo types.
  • 🎯 Federal TS rounds consistently shot 4 inches high and 4 inches right at 100 yards, potentially explaining the high-right neck hit on Charlie Kirk.
  • 💡 The tests aimed to understand accuracy deviations and the integrity of rounds at extreme degrees, noting that a soft-tip round could account for the observed impact.

UVU Site Investigation

  • 🚀 Gary plans a trip to UVU for 3D drone surveying to obtain precise spatial measurements and angles of the incident site.
  • 🔍 The goal is to get high-fidelity data (plus or minus 1-2 inches) to verify Google Earth calculations, which have proven inaccurate in previous investigations.
  • 📌 The survey will help determine the actual angle from the shooter's position and assess the plausibility of various shooter locations and theories.

Body Armor Debate

  • 🛡️ The possibility of Charlie Kirk wearing low-profile body armor is discussed as a potential explanation for the lack of an exit wound and visual anomalies in the impact footage.
  • 💬 Gary suggests that the visual "bulge" on Charlie's back could be a ballistic panel contoured to his body, possibly in a compression shirt, offering a simpler explanation for ballistics.
  • ⚠️ Speakers acknowledge the contradictory statements and skepticism surrounding the body armor theory but consider it more plausible than many other elaborate explanations.

Addressing Conspiracy Theories

  • 🧩 The podcast critically examines various theories, including side shooters, drones, and Tyler Robinson as a body double, noting their implausibility given the available evidence.
  • ❌ Marcus argues that a "professional hit" would not be so sloppy or complex, making many elaborate theories unlikely.
  • 📢 Gary highlights the deception and misinformation spread by some conspiracy theorists, contrasting it with the FBI's (albeit opaque) evidence-gathering process.

Israeli Involvement & Anti-Semitism

  • 🇮🇱 A strong stance is taken against anti-Semitic rhetoric, differentiating criticism of the Israeli government's actions from demonizing Jewish people.
  • 🚫 Speakers express disgust at the conflation of "Jews" with the actions of the Israeli state, emphasizing the diversity of Jewish communities and the dangers of such generalizations.
  • ❓ The plausibility of Israel orchestrating the assassination is questioned, suggesting it would create more problems than solutions for Israel's international standing, implying they are too intelligent for such a move.
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