Jimmy Kimmel Urges to Stop ‘Angry Finger-Pointing’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting
Jimmy Kimmel shared his reaction on social media following the assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10.
In an Instagram post on his official account, the late-night host wrote, “Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.”
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Kimmel has long advocated for stronger gun control measures. In 2017, he delivered an emotional monologue, tearfully urging action in the wake of the mass shooting in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The Second Amendment, I guess, our forefathers wanted us to have AK-47s is the argument, I assume. Orlando, Newtown, Aurora, San Bernardino, every one of these shootings the murderer used automatic or semi-automatic rifles, which are not weapons you use for self-defense. They’re weapons designed to kill large numbers of people in the shortest possible amount of time. And this guy, reportedly he had 10 of them in his room, apparently legally. At least some of them were there legally. Why is that allowed? I don’t know why our so-called leaders continue to allow this to happen. Or, better question, why do we continue to let them allow it to happen?” said Kimmel in his monologue.
Kirk was hosting the event in Utah as part of his “American Comeback Tour” series of speaking to college students when he appeared to be shot in the neck.
Politicians and public figures from both political parties have also flocked to social media to condemn the act of violence and offer prayers for Kirk and his family, among them President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and former presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Trump wrote a statement of remembrance on his social media site: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
“I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family. Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence,” wrote Harris.
“Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father,” posted Vance.
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Gotta love how now they don't want angry finger pointing. What happened yesterday absolutely shows us exactly how the violent ones truly are.
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As it happens, there was a(nother) school shooting today, around the same time as Kirk's shooting. Thankfully, no students were killed... this time. But I had to hear about that incident second-hand. It won't get a lot of airtime, because... school shootings are so common that they often get pushed aside. Even Just Dance Vance called them a "fact of life."
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RIP Charlie, you won’t be forgotten and your life wasn’t in vain, neither will your death be. May the Lord wrap His arms around Charlie’s family and give them His special peace and comfort that surpasses all human understanding.
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Who are the 3 idiots who gave this a thumbs down?
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Maybe because Charlie was a racist sexist pig.
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You both are the idiots it's people like you that makes this a bad place. To think it's fine to kill someone because what they believe wharf the tides change and it happen to you or a family member would you say the same thing?????
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Sad to have so Much Hate in one heart.
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If we want to get into the Blame Game there’s enough to go around for Everybody !! We’re NEVER gonna be able to come to an agreement as long as we play the I’m right your wrong game. ALL politicians and VIPS can dip into the well of responsibility. Regardless of political ideologies we Succeed Together or we Fail together. United We Stand Divided We Fall. We have Foreign enemies that Hate ALL of us regardless of our political ideologies because We Are Americans. I don’t know if we’ll Ever come together as everyone Including Me are so firmly entrenched in their beliefs. But I Do know this there are foreign adversaries out there that would and Will if given the opportunity kill All of us !! They could care less whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent. We don’t know how many of these enemies are Already In Our Country !! And just waiting for the most opportune moment to Strike !! As a staunch conservative I didn’t agree with Obama or Biden’s policies But I prayed for their success on behalf of ALL Americans !! To Hope the President will utterly fail is fool hearty as if he fails like it or not we will All suffer to some degree and our True enemies will be emboldened !! As a parent and grandparent I can’t begin to know the utter despair Charlie Kirk’s family must be feeling right now. Shot down in his young life because of his Faith and political beliefs. Leaving a wife and two small children.That’s just wrong !! Vengeance is MINE saith the Lord, I WILL Recompense !
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This is a tragedy. But even in remarks I see hatred, finger pointing. Can we stop the hatred and violence. Enough.
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When the Left leaning socialist Democrats stop calling us Nazis, gestapo or jack-booted thugs. When they stop their plotting, throwing shade & lying (Russiagate, etc) then it may be possible. They protest too much.
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It is very wrong to kill a person on their political point of view, being that we are Americans, no enemy is concerned about your point of view if they want to do us harm. We need to learn to live together. What I find interesting is when the people that are in charge can understand this point of view a little better when it affects them. We need to understand that we are in this together, whether you're on the left or right or middle. The price of eggs and health care is going to be the same for us all. The Kirk Family have my deepest condolences and prayers.
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You are SO right. Totally agree. Ironically when 911 happened we Did come together as a country for a brief period of time. Maybe we can again without having to have a War to bring us together. Murder for Any reason is wrong. But disagreeing on politics is so unworthy of violence less alone murder.
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This coming from one of the leftist Dems who has been calling half the country Fascists and Nazis?
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Because half the country IS fascists and Nazis. This shooting has some people developing selective amnesia. This country is on the cusp of becoming full fascist, thanks to Trump, and Republican Party “leadership”.
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So the other half must be socialist communists if what you say is true. Sorry no one way streets.
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Sorry but the leader of the once free world has earned the title of fascists and evil and if you believe this pathological liar you deserve it too.
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The Lord called Charlee home while doing what he loved to do, helping many people understand the Gospel, educating people / students about the conservative movement. Allowing people who disagreed with that movement to have a platform, to discuss and debate. He is so greatly missed already ! May God comfort his wife and children and all his family and friends at this horrible 😢 time.
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Don’t attribute this tragedy to “the Lord.” This was the act of a disturbed, violent human. The Lord’s heart is broken for this victim’s wife and children, and for his followers who respected and listened to him. If, by reference to “the Lord,” you are speaking of Jesus, I believe the Gospels make it clear that the use of violence — even as the means to a good end — is not the Lord’s way.
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I’m going on 69 yrs old and I honestly don’t understand the country I love and served anymore. When I was in High School there were loaded guns in Numerous vehicles, especially pickup trucks with gun racks. And it was like that at every HS I knew of back then. School officials Had to know unless they were blind. Yet no school shootings. In fact in my youth the Only school shooting that took place was the tragic Texas A&M bell tower shooting. Now in fairness I didn’t monitor the news looking for them. But that was the Only school shooting I remember for the whole nation in my time. So what happened ? I have some opinions on it. Will be glad to hear yours as long as you Please be civil as I will be with you. Please see my next comment. And again feel free to give me your take.
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Comment #2 related to guns and school shootings. I’m one of three brothers, all three of us are veterans. Our Daddy gave each of us a .22 rifle for Christmas upon reaching age 12. He would go through all the safety Commandments and would make sure we understood them. He would also Stress never kill an animal you don’t plan to eat !! We went hunting right by ourselves countless times no problems. We supplemented our family’s food supply with what we hunted and also through fishing. Our Daddy was Very strict about not being wasteful in particular killing an animal for the sake of just “fun”. Daddy taught us that Life for animals and humans is Extremely important and not to be taken lightly. That all people and even animals are here for God’s purposes and should be respected. People have become desensitized to Life. And I don’t think it’s any One reason why. I think it’s a combination of reasons. Please See My Next Comment.
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My sadness for his death overwhelms me such a good and honest decent man to be taken so early from this Earth and so many evil horrible people are left here my heart is broken for his family and for our great loss
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Aunt boo boo?
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What is truly sickening is some of the comments here. The young man is Dead. But that’s not enough for Some here. No they want to drag his name and persona through the mud. And then feign offense when called on it. Like ALL Americans Regardless of political ideology Charlie Kirk Also had a right to free speech. He didn’t deserve to Die for his ideologies. Just like the State Congressman and his wife in Minnesota were killed for their political ideologies. That was just as wrong as Charlie’s death. In Neither case or similar cases should people be celebrating. And speculating where these deceased will spend eternity Only God knows that. Charlie was excellent at debating his beliefs and was killed for it. And yesterday as he had done numerous times he offered people with a different opinion to come up and talk with him. Yes he stood very firm on what he believed but he didn’t mistreat people that had different opinions. No he debated them and tried to get them to change their view. That’s not a crime and certainly didn’t warrant some sick maniac killing him. Regardless of our varying political ideologies we should Always be Americans first. And as Americans totally deplore and condemn things like this without regard to a person’s political ideology. There are people with opposite political views than mine that I have little regard or respect for. But I don’t wish them Dead !! That’s totally counter to being an American and more so a human being.
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Criminals don't care about gun laws,knife laws etc.they used to care about the death penalty. The left got rid of the death penalty in most states so there goes our only deterrent. They blame most murders on mental health. If a rabid dog bites you put it down, no therapy is going to change thatdog
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Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk said of gun deaths on April 5, 2023, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." I wonder if his family feel the same.
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If they feel the same way as Charlie did they do. He was firm in his Faith and political beliefs. He stood for what he believed in and some Hate filled maniac killed him for it. But all that did was create a martyr. Charlie’s Faith and political ideologies didn’t die with him. No they will grow even stronger. The torch will be passed.
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In the 60s some schools had Rifle Clubs My husband's school did.
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Here’s an example of what the liberal left would call Hate speech: There are only two genders, male and female. Liberal leftists can ( and will) take that simple statement and spin it into a novel of hate. They wrongly think that they are the Only people with free speech and a right to express their beliefs. What’s really ironic is all the gun control mantra the Libs scream. And what did the Leftist maniac use to kill Charlie ? That’s right, a Gun. Charlie shouldn’t have been killed for his beliefs there is NO excuse or logic for it. None.
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When tried in a Court Of Law and found guilty by his peers. Death penalty. Maybe a Liberal Leftist Judge won’t be able to intervene and release him back on the public as we’ve seen countless times.
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People kill me pointing fingers at celebrities and others who have different views on issues! Jimmy Kimmel is not resposible for this man's death anymore than I am! People have a right to have their own minds and views on issues! What we don't have a right to do is go pick up a gun and kill someone in cold blood! The person resonsible for this horrible act is the person who decided to kill this man! Stop trying to blame others for the actions of the mentally disturbed! Because you have to be mentslly disturbed to blame Jimmy Kimmel! That,'s really crazy!
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And mentally disturbed to blame President Trump and/or Charlie Kirk. Some mentally disturbed person with a gun did this. THAT person will eventually be found and held accountable. Also guns are inanimate objects, they don’t have an opinion or conscious. It’s the Person that uses them for Evil purposes that is accountable.
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No one blamed Trump or the victim Charlie Kirk! As I stated the person to blame is the mentally disturbed person who believes that killing someone in cold blood is ok!Yes guns are inanimate objects! However crazy people having access to these objects is how trajedies like this occur! IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE CRAZY PEOPKE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THESE OBJECTS! MR. KIRK WOULD STILL BE ALIVE PERHAPS.We all have a day when we will die as surely as we were born. Nothing can be done to change that. However it's sad that others and sometimes we ourselves can effect our time frame! This crazy person took fate of Mr. KIRK IN THEIR HANDS AND I PRAY TO GOD IN HEAVEN THAT THE PERSON IS CAUGHT AND MADE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS!
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Please forgive me for not being clear enough on my comment. I know You didn’t say that President Trump or Charlie Kirk was responsible but there will be people that will. I agree with your comments.
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Hey Jimmy, If the shoe fits...
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I think that the writer of this article should have said this shooting and all school shootings already have gun laws in place that do not work .... there is gun laws in place that no one is allowed to have a gun on property at any school . So gun laws don't work !
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A little too late
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This was horrible and No One deserves to be killed for having their opinions but I will say recently when the democrat seniors and their spouses targeted, two killed plus their family dog, two severely injured and not a word from Republicans. So trying to accept all violent deaths are not acceptable as long as they are republicans. So it’s hard for me to say
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You said “ This was horrible and No One deserves to be killed for having their opinions” but. You just Had to put the but in there and go on to insult. Scroll down and view some other comments from people of the same ideology as you. Just as cold blooded as a rattlesnake !! Read some of those and try to tell me their not Evil as You accuse the President of being.
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This was horrible and No One deserves to be killed for having their opinions but I will say recently when the democrat seniors and their spouses were targeted, two killed plus their family dog, two severely injured and not a word from Republicans. So trying to accept all political deaths are not acceptable as long as they are republicans isn’t going to work. This divide has gone too far. I saw one lady write the answer is kill the democrats. This is our next generation. Please someone tell me where do we go from here? Hate and violence was made the new norm in 2016 and anyone that denies that is a liar and they know it. I pray for this family who lost their father, husband, son, brother and friend. I’ll never be part of the “ new normal “ and I’ll fight with everything I have to not let this pass to the next generation. I teach the truth. I will bring back the history taken away like it never happened and I will fight for the pedophiles to be sent to Alligator Alcatraz! If the rich keep getting away with everything, horrible things what do you think they are teaching our youth?
Enough insanity.
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Both of your comments started off very open to ALL Americans. But then you just couldn’t resist the temptation. You just HAD to take a verbal shot at people with different political views than yours. Sad. Because when you did that you essentially voided out the sincerity and compassion you started off with. You probably don’t watch Fox News but Numerous Republican politicians and influential Republicans spoke out condemning the deaths of the State legislators in Minn. And offered their condolences as well. And anyone that says violence in this country started with President Trump in 2016 is deliberately Lying. What about ANTIFA ? Why do we Never hear condemnation from You and other leftists about those violent thugs ? How about all the Tesla dealerships and privately owned cars destroyed ? How about the death threats against Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh and people coming to his house to threaten him ? Same for Alito. I could go on and on and on. But you’re trying to make it one way street which it is Not !! As far as History goes I remember when Men were Men and Women were Women NOT the whatever they “ identify” as. Now Men playing in Women’s sports !! Your trying to slant everything being because of President Trump. And it’s most certainly Not !! And the left calls people like Me, Nazis and Fascists simply because I voted for him !! I served my country in Our military Republicans had Jan 6 which was Wrong !! But the Left has had Numerous riots which you seem to forget.
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I do not watch nor listen to Kimmel or anyone of his ilk. Guns legally held by citizens protect us against tyranny of the state. Has Kimmel spoken about planned poisonings, knife or blunt object trauma or hand assaults resulting in violent trauma and violent death? Has he spoken about how many are killed by drunk drivers who don't even know how to drive!? There is a tyranny of the ill informed of which Kimmel is surely one. Or, how about the killing of preborn offspring? Hmm.
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