Younger Americans more likely to support political violence

The American people are legitimately shocked by the assassination of Charlie Kirk in front of his wife and children on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah with near universal condemnation of the killing and support for the family and friends.

Emphasis on near universal, with new polling showing that 10 percent of Americans think that political violence, like that which claimed Kirk’s life, can “sometimes” be justified, according to a Sept. 12 to Sept. 15 poll by Economist-YouGov.

Unsurprisingly, this violent impulse skews heavily towards younger, male Americans — who also comprise the vast majority of violent crimes.