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Charlie Kirk’s Murder Wasn’t Political Violence, It Was Gun Violence
A distinction Republicans need to know and act on
5 min readSep 11, 2025
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Pundits and Republicans keep calling Charlie Kirk’s murder “political violence.”
They should call it what it is: Gun violence.
The same gun violence that kills school children on a now-regular basis in the U.S.
During the same day or week that Kirk was murdered, here are the other headlines:
13-year-old boy with ‘school shooter ideations’ found with collection of guns, ‘mass shooting’ writings: Sheriff — ABC News
Evergreen High School shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, one student remains in critical condition — CPR News
Three teens critically wounded in suburban Denver high school shooting, authorities say — PBS News
And these were unusual in that only one died this time — the Evergreen High School shooter. Other schools and children have not been so…
