The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University has sparked fresh conversations about the security of speakers on campuses and what can be done to improve it as conservatives vow the incident will not scare them from universities.

Both campus and Kirk’s private security were present at Wednesday's debate event, but experts say completely securing an outdoor venue like the one he used is an impossible task that only is typically attempted by the U.S. Secret Service.

After one shot from 150 yards away was fired to kill Kirk, experts say there will likely be discussions about speakers inside or upping security costs, but not without concerns the solutions could violate the First Amendment.

“It's very difficult to lock down, from a security standpoint, an area that large, particularly when there's outlying buildings. And you'll recall that when a shooter shot successfully at Donald Trump, hit him in the ear, that was the Secret Service who was supposed to check every single outline building, and somehow that shooter still got through. Someone like Charlie Kirk is not going to have that level of security that is securing every building," said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterterrorism and........

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