COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
More than 150 people showed up to a meeting on Wednesday at the University of Missouri’s chapter for Turning Point USA.
The meeting was the first the group held since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the national group’s founder. Kirk was killed in a shooting on Sept. 10 at an event at a college in Utah.
The MU chapter held a vigil for Kirk the night the shooting occurred. That vigil was held at Traditions Plaza.
Wednesday’s meeting was held at Memorial Union near Hitt Street on MU’s campus. Officers of the club introduced themselves and discussed upcoming events. Group members held a tribute for Kirk with a moment of silence and signing a poster for Kirk’s family.
“What makes me so proud is getting more people involved, you know, a lot of young people were never into politics before and now because of Charlie, a lot of people are involved and people are talking. That’s what we need in our country. People were silent before and because of people like Charlie Kirk, now everybody’s talking. We need people to talk,” said Nathan Vass, who is the social media coordinator for the MU chapter.