I don't agree with Kirk's politics but it really doesn't take much effort to recognize that no, he didn't say he wanted to live in a country with gun violence. I think an honest interpretation is that he valued the freedom to own guns, despite recognizing that freedom might result in violence or death.
Gun violence doesn’t just happen to other people, it happens randomly and to anyone, even those who choose not to own guns.
Pointing out the irony that he died because of gun violence despite stating that gun violence is an acceptable cost is mean spirited and insensitive in the moment, but not incorrect.
He advocated for circumstances for which this could happen, he probably just assumed it would never happen to him.
I didn’t say Kirk wants this to happen, I said he wants to live in a country in which this happens. He knew gun violence was a trade off for the policies in which he advocated and he was willing to make that trade.
