Charlie Kirk shooting sparks reflection, worry among Massachusetts campuses

DAVID MARCUS: Three ways Trump can make campuses safe for conservative speakers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The beastly assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a Utah college event this week makes clear, once again, that conservative speakers are not safe on America’s campuses, and that something must be done to change that. The Trump administration has tools in the shed to address this problem, but before we get to that, let’s look at just how bad things have gotten. The term “heckler’s v…

Do stricter gun laws in states like Mass. make it safer? The Charlie Kirk fatal shooting sparks fresh debate. - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts, which has some of the strictest gun laws in US, had the lowest gun rate per capita in 2023.

Charlie Kirk shooting sparks reflection, worry among Massachusetts campuses

Some Massachusetts college administrators and faculty said they hope this moment will allow people to unite across campus divides. But conservative students said they don't feel safe.

I was shot in the neck. Charlie Kirk's shooting shows danger of normalizing violence.

As a trauma surgeon, I see bodies broken by bullets. More guns don't make us safer. They make anger more lethal – for Democrats and Republicans alike.

Charlie Kirk’s Open-Air Debates Made Him a Draw on College Campuses. They Also Made Him Vulnerable

WASHINGTON (AP) — The same scene played out at campuses across the country. Charlie Kirk would grab a microphone, take a seat under a canopy — often in busy campus hubs — and invite debate from anyone who came along. His prompt: “Prove me wrong.” Kirk’s open and engaging approach veered from the well-worn tracks of provocateurs who rile audiences in campus lecture halls. It made him a phenomenon, attracting hundreds who crowded around his tent a…