""If my job was to keep you 100% safe -- that would be my advice. And I hate to say that," Chacon said. "Certainly not an open forum like where we saw Trump shot in Pennsylvania or Charlie Kirk killed today.""
"Just last year, when the candidate Trump was shot in Pennsylvania, the FBI sent out a release that it had seen "an increase in threats of violence targeting government officials, houses of worship, schools and medical facilities," just to name a few."
""Obviously, it was a political assassination. It looked like it was from a high-powered long gun, probably from a position of height in a sniper position," said Michael Downing, a retired deputy chief with the"
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Utah Governor Spencer Cox labeled the killing a political assassination. Kirk was not an elected official or part of the Trump administration but was a prominent conservative activist and commentator. The FBI has warned of a broader era of heightened threats and noted an increase in threats of violence targeting government officials and public institutions. A retired FBI agent advised against speaking in open, outdoor venues for safety reasons. A retired deputy chief said the attack appeared to involve a high-powered long gun from a height, suggesting a sniper position.
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