Last night, I was talking with my 19-year-old daughter about the murder of Charlie Kirk. We both agreed the person who committed the murder was likely mentally ill. At the time, we didn't know who the suspect was, but I think most people surmised from early pictures of the guy that he didn't seem entirely stable. My daughter is a conservative, but she's also young. When we're young, we tend to think there are easy solutions to complex political problems.
We started discussing 'gun control'. She opined that things would be much better if people who wanted to buy a gun had to submit to a psychological exam. I asked her who would perform the exam, who would pay for it, and who would ensure the examiner was being fair to everyone they evaluated.She grew flustered with my questions. I then asked her what kinds of mental illnesses would prevent someone from owning a gun and which might not. For example, what if I have severe PTSD from an abusive relationship? Would I be permitted to buy a gun? What if I need it to defend myself against my former partner coming back to harm me, but the psychological exam deemed me 'unstable'? That could end very badly for a domestic violence victim.
I went on to talk to her about the Second Amendment and how it's a right that belongs to all Americans. We have that right to defend ourselves against government overreach.
Here's the Charlie Kirk quote that all these Leftists loons are referring to:
— David Green (@DothanDave) September 11, 2025
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"The Second Amendment is there, God forbid, so that you can defend yourself against a tyrannical government. And if that talk scares you-- wow, that's radical, Charlie, I don't know…
It's easy to believe we can keep everyone safe if we just implement some new rule or law. The reality is we can't. No matter how many armed guards, metal detectors, gun safety classes, pat downs etc, American won't give up our guns. We can't and we won't particularly when the people who want to harm us are the ones demanding we put down our guns.
Charlie Kirk was right that the Second Amendment is worth some gun deaths and he remains right despite having been murdered with a gun. It was intellectually honest for him to admit that 2A has a cost, and that the cost is worth paying.
— 🌷🐰 sonya serendipitously 🐇🎀 (@sonyasupposedly) September 10, 2025
An armed citizenry requires a great deal of personal responsibility. It demands that families keep a close eye on their members and intervene when someone seems to be suffering and shouldn't have access to weapons. That's not something the government can manage for a family. Time and again, we find out mass murderers were stockpiling expensive weapons and ammo while experiencing mental health challenges. The family should have intervened. Now we know Kirk's killer was active in Discord chats, and even his family had noticed changes in his behavior. They should have stepped in. They probably never thought something like this would happen to them, but it did, and it does.
Not a surprise, but the killer was radicalized politically in recent years per family and expressed hate for Charlie Kirk the day before the killing: pic.twitter.com/zdzVDoMT7Q
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 12, 2025
We don't need more laws. We need more personal responsibility. We need more people to say something when they see something. We need more families to take away weapons or call the authorities on their family members, if necessary. With great freedom comes great responsibility.
