On Thursday, a member of the Georgetown College Republicans board, Knox Graham, called for a full investigation into a leftist gun club after its recruitment flyers referenced the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The flyers, which were removed from campus, included slogans mocking Kirk’s death and were linked to a group tied to leftist activism and past violence. Georgetown University reported the incident to the FBI, stating it does not tolerate calls for violence.
According to Fox News Digital, photos of the flyers were obtained Wednesday, showing red posters with the message ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’ from the John Brown Gun Club. The club is not affiliated with Georgetown, according to the university’s CampusGroups club database. The same phrase was reportedly written on a shell casing belonging to Tyler Robinson, who was charged with one count of aggravated murder after allegedly shooting Kirk in the neck during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.
A second wave of posters taped up Thursday night in the school’s main free speech zone mocked Kirk’s assassination. One showed Kirk’s face with his eyes blacked out alongside the words ‘Follow your leader’ and ‘Rest in p—, Charlie.’ Georgetown University quickly removed both posters and reported the incidents to the FBI, according to its statement. The first wave of advertisements touted being the ‘only political group that celebrates when Nazis die,’ with a QR code linking to a page describing the group’s mission to ‘make real change in your community.’
Graham, a College Republicans member, described the ‘darker’ message he believes the flyers aimed to convey. He stated, ‘Well, the effort that the poster implies, I think, is to bring out some of the darker sentiments that we’ve seen on the internet in the aftermath of Mr. Kirk’s assassination — to bring those out into the real world.’ However, he added that he does not believe there are ‘absolutely any’ at Georgetown who share the flyer’s sentiments, calling them ‘entirely antithetical’ to the Catholic and Jesuit university’s mission.
The university similarly condemned the flyers in a statement, emphasizing its commitment to a safe and respectful campus environment. Graham recounted seeing ‘a handful’ of flyers on campus, describing the immediate reaction of the Georgetown community and the shared disdain for the idea that someone would be shot for exercising their free speech.