The day after the murder of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk, Wisconsin State Rep. Jerry OConnor said that his state needs to ban rainbow Pride flags to end political violence.If the Capitol hosted flags representing LGBTQ+ Pride, the Make America Great Again movement, Black Lives Matter, pro-life and pro-choice causes, in the end, anyone driving around this buildings going to be upset. Why would we do that? OConnor said while defending his legislation to ban all flags except for ones representing the state, the country, or state agencies, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Related A Muslim-majority city banned Pride flags. A judge just ruled on its legality You move from whats too often political dialogue, that moves to political rhetoric, and there are those extreme cases where it leads to hatred and to murder, he added. We need to be the ones who lead by setting aside political and partisan differences. Stop the gaslighting. Stop the hateful rhetoric, and stop the excessive division.As of September 2025, three states Idaho, Montana, and Utah have enacted statewide laws banning Pride flags from public buildings and schools, with Utah being the first to do so last March. At least eight other states with Republican-controlled legislatures are considering similar bans.