Charlie Kirk murder 'consequence of terrifying gun culture', says Salman Rushdie

Sir Salman Rushdie has told Sky News that Charlie Kirk's murder was a "consequence of US gun culture". In an interview with Sky News lead presenter Wilfred Frost, Sir Salman said he thought the assassination of Mr Kirk, a conservative US activist, was an "appalling act of violence". "But it seems to me to be a characteristic or a consequence of America's terrifying gun culture," said the Booker-prize-winning author, who survived an attempt on his life at the Chautauqua Institution in New York in 2022. "When you have a situation where there are more guns in private ownership than there are people in the country, I mean, guns are everywhere." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-ki... #salmanrushdie #charliekirk #skynews #usnews #unitedstates Follow us on X: https://x.com/RidgeandFrost Follow Sophy on Instagram:   / sophyridge   Follow Wilf on Instagram:   / wilfredfrost   Listen to Cheat Sheet here: https://podfollow.com/cheatsheet/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales