Reader's View: ‘Free speech … must never end in gunfire’

Reader's View: ‘Free speech … must never end in gunfire’

The immediate response from Republicans to conservative activist Charlie Kirk being shot while practicing free speech at a Utah college campus was disgraceful. Within hours, many Republican leaders claimed his blood was on the hands of Democrats, while President Donald Trump piled on with his usual reckless, divisive commentary. One would think leaders would know better, but Trump has no qualms about using words that stoke hate and deepen divisi…