Kirk’s slaying revives push for tighter campus security

Published September 15, 2025 12:42pm ET



The assassination of popular conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an open-air college rally is reviving calls for greater school security to protect students and block efforts to curb controversial free-speech events because safety can’t be guaranteed.

Kirk’s shooting last week by an alleged left-wing critic at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, has raised questions about security on college campuses.

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