how long should flags be at half staff for charlie kirk

Flags were ordered to be flown at half‑staff for Charlie Kirk for a limited mourning period specified in President Trump’s proclamation, not indefinitely, and typically this means from sunrise to sunset for the days named in that order.

Key point

• The U.S. Flag Code sets only general rules and default mourning durations (for example, 30 days for a President, one day for many other occasions). It also allows the President to set any appropriate period at his discretion.

• For Charlie Kirk, the relevant “how long” is whatever range of dates is written in the official presidential proclamation “Honoring the Memory of Charlie Kirk,” which defines the exact days that flags should be at half‑staff.

• Outside those specified dates, flags should return to full staff, unless a governor or local authority has issued a separate order for a different period in that state or locality.

What you should do in practice

1. Look up the text of the presidential proclamation for “Honoring the Memory of Charlie Kirk” to see the exact start and end dates it lists for half‑staff observance in your area (usually phrased like “through sunset on [date]”).

2. If you are in a specific U.S. state, check your governor’s or state government website’s flag‑status page for any additional state‑level half‑staff orders tied to the same event; some states mirror the federal dates exactly, while others may specify their own range such as “through sunset on [date].”

3. Once the final sunset specified in those orders has passed, flags should be raised back to full staff at the next regular raising.

In short: flags stay at half‑staff for Charlie Kirk only for the exact dates listed in the presidential (and any state) proclamation, generally measured from sunrise to sunset on those days, then return to full staff.

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