Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September. His death sent shockwaves through the world, and Erika Kirk was left a widow with the couple’s two children. Still, while her husband was assassinated, she states that the US doesn’t have a gun problem.

Charlie Kirk was shot and later pronounced dead after being shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10. 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested following a nationwide manhunt and was charged with seven offences, including aggravated murder and obstruction of justice.

Charlie’s wife, Erika Kirk, became a widow and solo parent to the couple’s two children. Since her husband’s death, she’s continued to appear in public as she’s taken over as CEO of Turning Point America.

“We’ll never be silenced,” Erika Kirk said on The Charlie Kirk Show shortly after Charlie’s death. “That’s why continuing his platform in a beautiful, honorable way will reinforce that he will never be silenced. My husband’s voice will go on.”

Turning Point USA, a non-profit organisation was founded by Kirk. It claims to be the “largest Conservative student movement” in the US with groups at more than 3,000 universities and high schools.

The fact that the United States has a gun problem or not is heavily debated. Some argue that there should be more regulations put in, while those opposing often state that it’s the person, not the gun, that is the reason for the shootings.

Erika Kirk insists husband Charlie’s murder was not a ‘gun problem’
While Erika Kirk’s husband was fatally shot in public, she is still a strong supporter of the US Second Amendment, protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” the Second Amendment states.

On Wednesday, December 3, Erika appeared at The New York Times’ Dealbook Conference, where she elaborated on her support for the Second Amendment. The mother-of-two claimed that the gun itself wasn’t the reason behind Charlie’s death, but political divisions.

“What I’ve realized through all of this is that you can have individuals that will always resort to violence,” she said. “And what I’m afraid of is that we are living in a day and age where they think violence is the solution to them not wanting to hear a different point of view.

Erika Kirk continued, “That’s not a gun problem, that’s a human — deeply human — problem. That is a soul problem, that is a mental … that is a very deeper issue. I wouldn’t wish upon anyone what I have been through, and I support the Second Amendment as well.”

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