Erika Kirk says some of her late husband's controversial comments, shared widely in the wake of his assassination, lacked context and that he should not "be deteriorated" to a few sentences.

In a CBS News town hall airing Saturday, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss asked Kirk about some of those much-shared comments: that some gun deaths are "worth it" to protect the Second Amendment; that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake; and that if he sees a Black pilot, he's "going to be like, boy, I hope he's qualified," while noting "that's not who I am, that's not what I believe."

Kirk said she'd love for people to watch the full clips instead of taking comments out of context.

"Charlie didn't care what skin color you were. He didn't care what religion you were. He loved excellence," she

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