What was supposed to be another rally stop in Utah turned into tragedy. Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead while answering questions at Utah Valley University. The shooter is still missing. Kirk’s rise was meteoric—building one of the largest conservative youth movements in America, hosting a hit podcast, and becoming a close Trump ally. But his assassination has reignited the gun debate he often dismissed. Will his death change America’s relationship with firearms—or just add to the long, grim list of political violence in the country? Palki Sharma tells you.