Washington, D.C. — Just two weeks after the brutal killing of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, disturbing flyers endorsing his assassination appeared on the campus of Georgetown University. The propaganda, traced back to the far-left John Brown Gun Club, makes a chilling reference to the murder weapon used in Kirk’s death — a crime allegedly committed by a self-identified leftist during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.
One of the red posters, boldly displayed on campus activity boards, reads: “Hey fascist! Catch!” — an apparent allusion to the phrase etched onto a shell casing by Tyler Robinson, the suspect charged with Kirk’s assassination on September 10th.
“The only political group that celebrates when Nazis die,” another part of the flyer reads, adorned with a QR code linking to a recruitment page for the radical group. The site urges visitors to reject “ceremonial resistance” and instead pursue real-world action.
Shae McInnis, a Georgetown sophomore and treasurer of the College Republicans Club, discovered the flyers Wednesday morning.
“I read this immediately as a threat,” McInnis told Fox News Digital. “Not just to me, but to every conservative on this campus. This is a direct call for violence against people who don’t bow to leftist ideology.”
McInnis emphasized that while the broader university community had condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk, fringe elements on campus and online have appeared disturbingly unbothered—or even supportive.
“Ever since President Trump’s re-election this January, this kind of rhetoric has escalated. But after Kirk’s assassination, it crossed a line,” he said. “There are those who justify this violence, and that’s unacceptable.”
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took to X on Wednesday night, confirming that her department had contacted Georgetown administrators.
“Allowing violent rhetoric to fester on our nation’s campuses without consequences is dangerous,” she wrote. “It must be condemned by institutional leaders.”
Georgetown University issued a statement late Wednesday, asserting that the flyers had been removed and the matter referred to campus police.
“Georgetown University has no tolerance for calls for violence or threats to the university,” a spokesperson said. “The university is investigating and working to ensure community safety.”
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Weeks after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a flyer from a leftist gun club tied to political violence appeared at Georgetown University — repeating the same slogan allegedly linked to his killer. pic.twitter.com/9WuLb8L3k4
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The John Brown Gun Club, which claims to defend left-wing activists, has been designated a “far-left extremist group” by the Center for Counter Extremism. While it bills itself as an anti-fascist self-defense force, its ties to political violence are well-documented.
On July 4, 2025, individuals connected to the group allegedly carried out a coordinated assault on the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. According to a federal complaint, attackers fired dozens of rounds from an AR-15-style rifle, launched fireworks as diversions, and graffitied ICE vehicles with anti-law enforcement slurs. One officer was wounded in the ambush.
Eleven suspects now face federal charges, including attempted murder of federal agents and weapons violations.
Among the indicted is Benjamin Song, a known Antifa agitator, previously involved in confrontations with the New Columbia Movement. Song was reportedly acting as security for a drag event in 2023 when he pepper-sprayed conservative demonstrators — though he faced no criminal charges at the time. A lawsuit from the conservative group alleges his involvement as a member of the John Brown Gun Club’s Elm Fork Chapter.
The organization has a history of glorifying political violence. In 2019, one member, Willem van Spronsen, was killed while attempting to blow up an ICE facility in Tacoma, Washington using propane tanks and Molotov cocktails.
The group is named after 19th-century abolitionist John Brown, infamous for leading the Pottawatomie Massacre, where he and his men dragged five pro-slavery settlers from their homes and executed them with swords in 1856.
Three years later, Brown led a failed raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, intending to ignite a slave revolt. Ten of his men were killed. Brown was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
McInnis emphasized the gravity of the situation:
“Universities should be places for debate, not war zones,” he said. “Disagree with us, challenge us, debate us — but don’t threaten to kill us.”
Flyers glorifying political assassinations are no longer hypothetical warnings. They’re real, they’re public, and they’re appearing on the walls of one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
