If you were planning on dropping your rifle, why not just drop it where you shot it so there's no chance of anyone seeing you carrying a rifle-shaped object? On the flip side, if you made it to the woods, aren't you just about home free? Why drop it there?
The rifle was planted. It was meant to be found and will lead nowhere. Crowder went through that weird humiliation ritual a few years back, so he's an asset who was chosen to promote this story.
They should have went all the way and planted a different imported bolt-action rifle: the 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano,
UPDATE: The FBI apparently smelled this particular rat and seems to be wasting no time trying to get to the bottom of it:
I would conclude this is misdirection.
If you were planning on dropping your rifle, why not just drop it where you shot it so there's no chance of anyone seeing you carrying a rifle-shaped object? On the flip side, if you made it to the woods, aren't you just about home free? Why drop it there?
The rifle was planted. It was meant to be found and will lead nowhere. Crowder went through that weird humiliation ritual a few years back, so he's an asset who was chosen to promote this story.
They should have went all the way and planted a different imported bolt-action rifle: the 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano,
UPDATE: The FBI apparently smelled this particular rat and seems to be wasting no time trying to get to the bottom of it:
BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces He Has Been Subpoenaed Over Explosive ATF Leak Revealing Transgender and Anti-Fascist Engravings on Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Weapon (The Gateway Pundit 9/11/2025)
Yup, too typical