The assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10—allegedly carried out by a left-wing radical—has cast a long and disturbing shadow over America's political climate. But if there was ever a moment that crystallized just how far some elements of the radical left have drifted from basic norms of civility and decency, it may be this: recruitment flyers glorifying violence and referencing Kirk’s murder appearing on the campus of Georgetown University.
The posters came from none other than the John Brown Gun Club, a self-proclaimed far-left armed activist group with a history of confrontational and sometimes violent behavior. One red flyer, openly referencing the suspected killer’s alleged slogan—“Hey fascist! Catch!”—was spotted by Georgetown students this week. The flyer included a QR code that linked to recruitment material from the group, boasting that it was “done with ceremonial resistance and strongly worded letters.”
In short, they’re not hiding it anymore.
These are not veiled insinuations or metaphorical critiques. These are direct references to political murder—using the same slogan authorities say was found at the crime scene of Kirk’s assassination—and these messages are being plastered on one of America’s most prestigious university campuses. This isn’t fringe internet chatter in an anonymous forum. This is real-world activism openly aligning itself with the most dangerous kind of political extremism.
To Georgetown sophomore Shae McInnis, who serves as treasurer of the College Republicans, the message was unambiguous. “I read this immediately as a threat,” he told Fox News Digital. “There are students at this campus who want to see conservatives dead rather than engaging with their ideas.”
And he’s not wrong to be concerned.
The club behind the flyer—named after the militant abolitionist John Brown—has chapters nationwide and a growing rap sheet. In July, members allegedly opened fire at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas, injuring a police officer and triggering federal charges against 11 individuals. In 2019, another member attempted to blow up an ICE facility using Molotov cocktails and propane tanks. He died in the act.
These aren’t theoretical ideologues. They’re armed, organized, and increasingly visible.
And still, they find defenders in progressive circles—people who minimize, contextualize, or rationalize this behavior as justified “resistance” against so-called fascism. But make no mistake: these slogans, like “the only political group that celebrates when Nazis die,” are not being reserved for actual Nazis. They’re being used to label mainstream conservatives, students, public speakers, and now, victims like Charlie Kirk. This language is not just inflammatory; it’s dehumanizing, and it invites violence.
The fact that these flyers showed up in the wake of Kirk’s assassination—and invoked the exact slogan tied to that crime—should send a chill down the spine of every American who believes in peaceful political discourse. That they appeared in plain sight on a university campus underscores how emboldened these groups have become.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon was swift to condemn the flyers, saying, “Allowing violent rhetoric to fester on our nation’s campuses without consequences is dangerous.” Georgetown University has since removed the flyers and launched an investigation, but the deeper concern remains: how did we get to the point where this kind of material isn’t just circulating—it’s being posted in public, with impunity?