The activist close to Donald Trump had assured after a shooting in a school that the existence of some deaths is an acceptable “price” to maintain freedom.
The conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, killed on Wednesday of a shot in the throat during a conference at Utah Valley University, was known for his firm defense of the free carrying of firearms and for his controversial positions regarding armed violence in the United States.
In April 2023, after a tragic shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennesseewhere six people died, including three children, Kirk declared in a radio program that the existence of some deaths is an acceptable “price” to maintain freedom.
“You will never live in a society with an armed citizenship and without a single death by firearm. I think it is worth paying, unfortunately, some deaths for firearms every year so that we can resort to the second amendment and protect our other divine rights. It is a prudent agreement. It is rational. Having an armed citizenship has a price, and that is part of freedom, ”he had pointed out then.
The founder of TURNING Point USA He also compared violence for firearms with other socially accepted risks, as traffic accidents.
“Driving has a price: 50,000 people die on the road every year. That is the price. If we eliminate driving, there would be 50,000 deaths due to less car accidents. But we have decided that the benefit of driving – reverse, accessibility, mobility, have products and services— compensates for the cost of 50,000 people who die on the road “he said
Kirk concluded his statements highlighting that It is not realistic to expect to completely eliminate deaths from firearmsand suggested concrete measures as more parents at home and armed guards in front of schools: “We must be very clear: we are not going to reduce deaths from firearms to zero. It will not happen.E could significantly reduce with more parents at home and more armed guards in front of schools. We must have a reductionist, honest and clear vision of armed violence, but not a utopian vision. ”
USA: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died, close to Donald Trump, injured in a university act
An episode of political violence shook the United States on Wednesday: Charlie Kirkrenowned 31 -year -old conservative activist, close to Donald Trump and founder of the youth organization TURNING Point USA (TPUSA), He was killed after take a shot during an act On the campus of the UTAH Valley Universityin the city of Provo.
According to the institution’s authorities, the incident occurred about twenty minutes after the event began, which was part of the tour “The American Comeback Tour”. The attack occurred when Kirk spoke to the public under a tent installed in the main courtyard. Witnesses registered in video the moment when the shots are heard, which generated runs and panic scenes among the students.
The University spokeswoman, Ellen Treanorhe explained that the shot came from Losee Centera building located about 200 meters away. A police spokesman confirmed the existence of shots on the campus and pointed out that he works to clarify the mobile of the attack. At the moment there were no more details about the suspect’s identity.
Source: Ambito
