Snopes: Charlie Kirk once said some gun deaths 'worth it' in order to have Second Amendment [View all]
Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk said of gun deaths on April 5, 2023, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights."
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In the moments following the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting of Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk in Utah, online users shared an alleged quote from the conservative political pundit about gun deaths. According to those users, Kirk, a staunch supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, once said, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights."
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