Charlie Kirk, who was a political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead in the Utah Valley. The incident took place when Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem. Kirk was speaking under a tent on the university campus during his American comeback tour when the incident occurred. The shooter has still not been caught by the authorities, and they are investigating. President Donald Trump called the killing of Kirk ‘a dark moment for America.’
Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis has also chimed in with his opinion and questioned the law of Americans to have guns. “RIP Charlie Kirk. I’ll never understand America and why everyone can just have a gun,” Du Plessis wrote on X (Formerly known as Twitter).
RIP Charlie Kirk. I’ll never understand America and why everyone can just have a gun. 🙏
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) September 11, 2025
Du Plessis, from 69 Test matches, has scored 4163 runs at an average of 40.03 with 21 half-centuries and 10 centuries. In ODIs, he amassed 5507 runs from 143 games at an average of 46.67, including 12 centuries and 35 half-centuries, and in T20Is, he scored 1528 runs from 50 games at 35.53, bagging one ton and 10 half-centuries to his name in the format.
Gun laws in the US
The United States Senate has passed a gun safety bill in 2022, the most significant action against rising gun violence in the country. The bill was passed on Thursday (June 23), hours after the US Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for their safety and self-defence.
The bipartisan bill was passed with a majority of 65-33 votes in the Senate. At least 15 Republicans voted for the measure, a surprisingly high number for a party that has largely voted against gun control over the years, and Joe Biden who was president at the time has approved the bill.
Current Federal law allows licensed dealers to sell handguns only to people aged 21 and above, but they can sell long guns (like rifles) to those 18 and older, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. Private sellers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds, and there is no minimum age for long guns.
However, Trump said he would handle such laws if re-elected, but during his campaign before getting elected as president for the second time, he told an NRA event: “No one will lay a finger on your firearms,” as reported by AP. Speaking earlier today on the killing of Kirk Trump recalled the assassination attempt against him in July last year and the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024. Trump said, “Radical left political violence has hurt too many innocent people.”
