Charlie Kirk said about gun violence that he believed it was "worth having some unfortunate gun deaths every year to ensure we have the Second Amendment to safeguard our other God-given rights." He advocated for increased gun ownership as a solution to reduce gun violence, questioning, "If our finances, sports events, and flights have armed security, why don’t our children?" Kirk viewed the right to bear arms as essential for defending oneself against tyranny, accepting gun deaths as a "prudent price" for this right.
Kirk was debating mass shootings and gun violence at an event at Utah Valley University when he was tragically shot and killed. His last words included discussion about the prevalence of mass shooters and the inclusion or exclusion of gang violence in such counts.
His stance embodied a perspective that gun deaths are an unfortunate but acceptable cost for preserving gun rights under the Second Amendment.
