Charlie Kirk was killed while answering a question about transgender mass shooters on the first stop of his “American Comeback Tour.” In those final moments, he repeated a lie, that trans people are a major driver of mass shootings even though they account for just 0.11% of such incidents over the past decade. Seconds later, gun violence. The very epidemic he defended claimed his life.In this episode of So I Was Told, we cut through the selective outrage, the hypocrisy, and the pearl-clutching over “political violence.” This isn’t just politics. This is about mental health. PTSD, trauma, grief, fear — gun violence is a public health crisis. And when retribution comes, it won’t land first on the powerful, it will land, as always, on the margins: Black, brown, queer, and trans people.Neutrality is a myth. Silence is consent. Which side are you on?Sources for Show NotesPew Research Center. What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. (March 5, 2025).Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Guns remain leading cause of death for children and teens. (March 2024).The Daily Beast. Charlie Kirk was asked about mass shootings moments before assassination. (Sept 2025).People Magazine. Charlie Kirk was answering a question about gun violence when he was fatally shot. (Sept 2025).Wikipedia. List of mass shootings in the United States in 2025. (Accessed Sept 2025).The Times. Charlie Kirk: Who was he? (Sept 2025).

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