It’s too early to predict all that will come in the wake of the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk, but one thing I am fairly confident about is that we are going to see a lot fewer outdoor political events.

We’ve now had two recent high-profile shootings of political figures carried out from rooftops of nearby buildings. In Butler, President Trump got lucky by turning his head at the exact right instant and by the fact that the shooter was less experienced. The Kirk shooting shows us how it could have ended much differently.

Not every speaker who could be a potential target of an assassin has the presidential-level security detail to secure all rooftops within hundreds of yards. As we saw in Butler, the Secret Service couldn’t even do it with a former president who was soon to be a major party nominee.

Even if they wanted to in the wake of the Kirk shooting, the resources don’t exist to secure a wide outdoor area at rallies for prominent political activists, members of Congress, Senators, or anybody else who could conceivably be a target.

Obviously, outdoor events are popular because it’s an easier way to allow more people to attend an event, and less expensive than securing an arena. But