There is no one more appalled by criminal violence than the gun rights advocate, and when that violence is political, a strong response is necessary.
That’s why the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Gun Owners of America (GOA) issued harsh proclamations grieving last week’s death of a prominent political activist. Regardless of affiliation, the U.S. suffers as a Republic when people are assassinated for their ideas.
Many feel that was the case with the September 10 murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
No matter the political persuasion, gun rights advocates know that violence is not the answer
The NSSF released a statement expressing its condolences and strong concerns over the speaker’s death.
“This targeted assassination of Kirk, in what can only be understood as a measure to silence his voice and ideas, is vile,” the group declared. “There is nothing—absolutely nothing—that could justify political violence against Kirk, who sought to engage his fellow citizens in civil discourse. This assassin is the manifestation of evil, and NSSF remains confident that local, state, and federal authorities will find and bring this individual to justice.”
A suspect was indeed arrested.
Some predictably used Kirk’s murder as yet another call to disarm Americans
The GOA also spoke up against the assassination by noting the chilling effect on freedom that the murder could produce. “Now, more than ever, our right to defend ourselves against those who would do us harm must be protected.”
Some opportunists pounced on Kirk’s killing to rail against the Second Amendment, but that is something the victim would have strongly opposed. As the GOA statement noted, the gun rights organization supported his mission because he promoted fundamental freedoms.
Kirk knew that there was a price to be paid to enjoy a free society. What he would not have wanted was for law-abiding Americans to be stripped of their liberties because of the act of a deranged lunatic.
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