Gun deaths 'worth it': Texas councilwoman shares Charlie Kirk remark, draws ire

Progressive Texas politician Elizabeth Beck is facing backlash after sharing an April 2023 remark from conservative political pundit and gun-rights activist Charlie Kirk, in which he seemed to suggest that some gun deaths are an unfortunate but necessary cost in maintaining the Second Amendment. Beck, a Fort Worth councilwoman representing District 9, shared the remark Wednesday through a post to her Instagram stories in the wake of Kirk's harrowing shooting death. The post featured a screenshot of an April 2023 Newsweek article with the headline: "Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment." The screenshot included...