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Protesters Chase "Kent State Gun Girl" Off Campus

February 18th, 2020 - 12:41 PM EST by Matt Schimkowitz

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Kaitlin Bennett, better known as the "Kent State Gun Girl," is no stranger to controversy. For the better part of two years, Bennett has waged culture war on college campuses, tackling such controversial topics as open carry on campus.

Over the weekend, Bennett shared a video from the frontlines at an event at Ohio University, where a crowd of protesters shouted at her and her entourage, throwing clear liquid at her car.

"This is what happens when a Trump supporter goes to a college campus," Bennett tweeted. "Leftists at @ohiou started a riot when @Joelpatrick1776 and I showed up, and the @oupolice let it happen. I think @realDonaldTrump should strip funding from universities like this that harbor terrorists."

Other videos from the event give a better perspective on just how many activists disagreed with Bennett's viewpoints. Clips on Twitter show crowds swarming Bennett as her team escorted her from the scene.

Bennett rose to prominence within the conservative online provocateur space in 2018. In a now-infamous tweet, Bennett posted a picture of herself strolling through Kent State's campus with an AR-15 strapped to her back.

Since then, Bennett has done her best to stay in the public eye, appearing as a correspondent on conspiracy theory generator InfoWars. For example, in December 2019, she appeared on the channel to fire an assault rifle at a"Happy Holidays" sign.

More recently, Bennett's tactics of surprising college students with complicated questions backfired. In a series of viral tweets, Bennett's interview subjects push back on her assertions and, in some cases, accuse her of defecating herself at a frat party.

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rurukomatinga

Feb 24, 2020 at 04:50PM EST

She's a lying cunt, though. So I don't really care. She's known for telling people they deserved to be raped, and cutting off the parts when she makes the posts.

Lying cunt is getting removed because of this, wherever she goes.

People are simply not falling for her bullshit anymore.

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Woozie

Feb 19, 2020 at 11:32AM EST

Imagine going to a university in 2020.

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Nick Gears

Feb 18, 2020 at 10:31PM EST

College students acting like a bunch of spoiled children, count me utterly shocked.

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Paradoxed

Feb 18, 2020 at 08:21PM EST

I get the "what were you expecting" thoughts, but is this really considered a normal reaction for college aged adults at this point? Screaming like lunatics and forming a mob to physically drive out someone you don't like?

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IAmTheDanger

Feb 19, 2020 at 05:34AM EST Paradoxed

You can claim whatever cause you like, but it's obvious people are taking more and more time to become full adults. I blame the parents, but people who are man-children themselves blame the 2008 crisis, which is weird because I heard of this phenom back in 2006.

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JungleEvil

Feb 18, 2020 at 06:09PM EST

Don't know whats more impressive: her "ballistics" or her rifle

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Hunter Nightblood

Feb 18, 2020 at 06:04PM EST

I'd say "I don't know what she expected", but I'm pretty sure she knew exactly what to expect.

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