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House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were left shaken on Wednesday as news traveled of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.

One member of Congress described a “somber atmosphere” during the House’s evening vote series as legislators reckoned with the tragedy in Utah – which resurfaced concerns about their own safety in what has become an emotionally charged political landscape.

“If we don’t do something about this, a member of Congress is going to get killed,” Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. “People in my family asked me today not to run for re-election. I mean, they’re scared.”

Lawmakers have been forced to reckon with their own safety on multiple occasions in recent memory.

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