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Opinion: The violent left

Lars Larson argues Charlie Kirk’s assassination reflects a rise in political violence, citing survey data and rhetoric from national political figures.

By · September 11, 2025
Opinion: The violent left
Lars Larson argues Charlie Kirk’s assassination reflects a rise in political violence, citing survey data and rhetoric from national political figures.
Lars Larson argues Charlie Kirk’s assassination reflects a rise in political violence, citing survey data and rhetoric from national political figures.
Lars Larson argues Charlie Kirk’s assassination reflects a rise in political violence, citing survey data and rhetoric from national political figures.

Lars Larson says earlier this year, a survey found 55 percent of self-identified liberals believe the murder of public figures is justified

Lars Larson
The Northwest Nonsense

The FBI now has the rifle used in yesterday’s assassination of the most prominent millennial conservative commentator in America and that means they should soon have his killer in custody.

Lars Larson
Lars Larson

Charlie Kirk died when a single bullet from that 30-06 Mauser tore out his throat as he sat in front of thousands of college students at Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Kirk founded Turning Point USA a dozen years ago and spoke to college crowds regularly.  And he knew that his free speech made him a target for the political left.  

He recently warned “at the core of a liberal is a person who would use the sword if they have it. They are very violent people.”

Earlier this year, a survey found 55 percent of self-identified liberals believe the murder of public figures is justified.  

Politicians on the left egg them on.  VP candidate Tim Walz talks about “Donald Trump’s modern day Gestapo.”  Less than 20 years have passed since Barack Obama told a Philly rally “if they bring a knife to a fight, we bring a gun.”

We have seen the attempted assassination of a congressman, a man with a gun outside the home of a Supreme Court Justice, two attempted assassinations of President Trump … and now, Charlie Kirk.


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