The assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken the nation. It is the latest example of a perpetrator brainwashed by a corrosive and disjointed transgender ideology to carry out horrific acts of violence against innocent Americans. The first step in solving a problem is identifying that one exists. The Oversight Project and The Heritage Foundation call on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to formally recognize “Trans Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism” (“TIVE”) as a domestic terrorism threat category. We further urge the Bureau to deploy the full range of its investigative and preventative authorities to address and disrupt future attacks motivated by this ideology.
The rationale and supporting analysis for this recommendation are detailed in the four-page brief:
For a more detailed assessment, see the full eight-page brief that follows: