MISSOURI — Elected officials in the Missouri State House and U.S. Senate are hoping the political temperature can cool down as tensions rise following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday afternoon.

"We've got to get out of this mindset that somehow, if you dislike [an issue] or the person, [you think] 'well maybe I'll just shoot 'em" Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R) said. "I mean, that's not America. That's not who we are as a country, and I think that that's the most important mindset change we can make right now."

"There's just concern about the political temperature, and to be clear, there is no room for political violence. Whether you agree with somebody or you don't agree with somebody. The notion that we turn to political violence is concerning," Missouri State Rep. Ste

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