Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk insisted that the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk , was "not a gun problem" as she reaffirmed her support of the Second Amendment during the New York Times ' Dealbook Conference on Wednesday (December 3).

The widow, who took over the role previously held by her husband, Turning Point USA's co-founder, after his death in September, instead shifted blame to mental health and divisive politics.

“What I’ve realized through all of this is that you can have individuals that will always resort to violence. And what I’m afraid of is that we are living in a day and age where they think violence is the solution to them not wanting to hear a different point of view,” she said. “That’s not a gun problem, that’s a human — deeply human — problem.

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