SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - In response to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk at a public political event, we’re getting answers regarding a major political gathering right here in western Mass this weekend.

Nearly four thousand people are expected to visit the MassMutual Center Saturday to hear from constitutional officers, from Governor Maura Healey to Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren.

However, the convention is being held just days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a political rally at Utah Valley University.

To find out how some politicians attending the convention here in Springfield feel about it taking place in a large gathering following incidents of political violence this week.

Congressman Richard Neal shared with Western Mass News that

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