In a personal conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the high-profile DealBook forum, Erika Kirk dismantles the idea that guns alone explain the tragedy behind her husband Charlie Kirk’s death. Instead, she brings forward a far more complex and unsettling picture, one rooted in psychological strain, cultural conflict and a profound social unraveling. Erika argues that America is fighting a “deeply human, soul problem”, not a simple gun issue. She highlights what counselors on college campuses are already warning; a full-blown mental health collapse among young people, shaping their decisions, reactions and capacity for conflict. WATCH