ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Leaders on both sides of the aisle are reacting to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at a college campus in Utah.
Kirk was no stranger in the Peach State. He campaigned for now-President Donald Trump last year, and his “You’re Being Brainwashed” tour stopped in Athens.
Now, leaders are condemning the political violence.
Gov. Brian Kemp has ordered the state flags to be lowered to half-mast in Kirk’s honor until Sunday.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the political violence is “un-American.”
“I want to speak clearly and firmly: political violence has no place in our country. It is un-American, it undermines our democracy, and it dishonors the sacrifices of those who came before us,” Raffensperger wrote. “Disagreements