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Gun Stocks Surged After Charlie Kirk's Killing
The shooting, the 46th school shooting in 2025, exposed minimal security at a large outdoor event with 3,000 attendees, prompting nationwide campus safety discussions.
- On Wednesday, Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a debate at Utah Valley University, police say the gunman fired from a campus rooftop about 150 yards away and remains at large.
- Experts noted that Kirk's prior threats and routine campus visits should inform threat assessments, yet the open-air event at Utah Valley University drew roughly 3,000 people with minimal screening and only six university police officers on duty.
- Video and attendees showed security guards rushing the stage as eyewitnesses and students fled in panic; security experts such as Tin Nguyen noted, `You really only need a firearm and a clear line of sight`.
- Emmy organizers and law enforcement have increased LAPD presence and expanded Homeland Security roles for the 77th Primetime Emmys at Peacock Theater, while Florida universities plan a campus security summit next month with UCF hosting.
- Shares of firearms companies jumped after Charlie Kirk's killing, with GrabAGun rising 9.4% midweek; researcher Rachael Callcut linked such spikes to short-term buying for protection or to hedge against bans.
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