Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States

 

Most Read Nothing Will Stop Trump From Weaponizing Charlie Kirk’s Killing to Attack the Left Natasha Lennard The call couldn’t be clearer: Open season on the left. Read More → Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States Alain Stephens It’s not Washington or Chicago but Republican-run, reliably right-wing states that lead the nation in gun violence rates. Read More →

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