part is in explorer but localscript cant see it, any help?

I am trying to make an FPS gun system, it works just fine until the player dies. I can still see the "ViewModel" object in the explorer, but when I try to reference it through a modulescript that is run by a localscript it can't see it. Any help would be appreciated!

local script:

local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local modules = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Modules
local toolData = require(modules.ToolData)
local keybinds = require(modules.Keybinds)
local uis = game:GetService("UserInputService")
uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
	if keybinds.inputMethodReturn == "kbm" then
		for _, actionClass in keybinds do
			if type(actionClass) == "string" then
				continue
			end
			for action, keycode in actionClass do
				if input.KeyCode == keycode or input.UserInputType == keycode then
					print(action, keycode)
					toolData.parseInputs(action, character)
				end
			end
		end
	end
end)
toolData.playerSetup(player)
local function onSpawned(character)
	toolData.playerSetup(player)
end
local function onDied()
	toolData.playerDied(player)
end
character.Humanoid.Died:Connect(onDied)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(character)
	onSpawned(character)
end)

module script:

local toolData = {}
toolData.rightArmGrip = "Armdir"
toolData.leftArmGrip = "Armdir"
toolData.armSize = Vector3.new(1,1,5)
toolData.shoulderOffset = Vector3.new(2, -1.5, 0)
toolData.gunRotation = CFrame.Angles(math.rad(0),math.rad(0),math.rad(0))
toolData.maxRotationPerSec = 50
fpsconnection = nil
local function updateViewModel(gunWeld, left, leftWeld, right, rightWeld, character)
	local x,y,z = workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame:ToOrientation()
	local gun = toolData.getHeldTool(character)
	gunWeld.C0 = CFrame.new(toolData.shoulderOffset)*CFrame.Angles(x,0,0)
	gunWeld.C1 = gun.Stats.Offset.Value * toolData.gunRotation
	leftWeld.C0 = gun.Grip[toolData.leftArmGrip].CFrame
	leftWeld.C1 = CFrame.new(0,0,left.Size.Z / 2)
	rightWeld.C0 = gun.Handle[toolData.rightArmGrip].CFrame
	rightWeld.C1 = CFrame.new(0,0,toolData.armSize.Z/2)

	for _, part in toolData.getHeldTool(character).Parent:GetDescendants() do
		if part:IsA("BasePart") then
			part:GetPropertyChangedSignal("LocalTransparencyModifier"):Connect(function()
				part.LocalTransparencyModifier = part.Transparency
			end)
			part.LocalTransparencyModifier = part.Transparency
		end
	end
end
local function spawnGun(gunType, character, ViewModel)
	print("gun spawned")
	local x,y,z = workspace.Camera.CFrame:ToOrientation()
	local lookAngle = Vector3.new(x,y,z)
	local left = Instance.new("Part")
	left.Size = toolData.armSize
	left.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(Color3.fromRGB(227, 168, 101))
	left.Massless = true
	left.CanCollide = false
	left.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
	local right = Instance.new("Part")
	right.Size = toolData.armSize
	right.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(Color3.fromRGB(227, 168, 101))
	right.Massless = true
	right.CanCollide = false
	right.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
	local gun = game:GetService("Players")[character.Name].GunsFolder[gunType]:GetChildren()[1]:Clone()
	gun.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model")
	local gunWeld = Instance.new("Weld")
	gunWeld.Part0 = toolData.getHeldTool(character).Parent.HeadAnchor
	gunWeld.C0 = CFrame.new(toolData.shoulderOffset)*CFrame.Angles(0,y,0)
	gunWeld.Part1 = gun.Handle
	--add grippos as an offset to take into account below
	gunWeld.C1 = gun.Stats.Offset.Value * toolData.gunRotation
	gunWeld.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model").Welds
	local leftWeld = Instance.new("Weld")
	leftWeld.Part0 = gun.Grip
	leftWeld.C0 = gun.Grip[toolData.leftArmGrip].CFrame
	leftWeld.Part1 = left
	leftWeld.C1 = CFrame.new(0,0,toolData.armSize.Z/2)
	leftWeld.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model").Welds
	local rightWeld = Instance.new("Weld")
	rightWeld.Part0 = gun.Handle
	rightWeld.C0 = gun.Handle[toolData.rightArmGrip].CFrame
	rightWeld.Part1 = right
	rightWeld.C1 = CFrame.new(0,0,toolData.armSize.Z/2)
	rightWeld.Parent = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model").Welds
	fpsconnection = game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:Connect(function()
		updateViewModel(gunWeld, left, leftWeld, right, rightWeld, character)
	end)
end
function toolData.playerDied(player)
	fpsconnection:Disconnect()
	local viewModel = player.Character.ViewModel
	viewModel.Parent = player
	player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	viewModel.Parent = player.Character
	print(viewModel)
	print(viewModel.Parent)
end
function toolData.getHeldTool(character)
	return character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Model"):FindFirstChildOfClass("Model") or nil
end
function toolData.playerSetup(player)
	print("spawned")
	player.CameraMode = Enum.CameraMode.LockFirstPerson
	if not player.Character:FindFirstChild("ViewModel") then
		print("making viewmodel")
		local viewModel = Instance.new("Model")
		viewModel.Name = "ViewModel"
		viewModel.Parent = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	end
	local headAnchor = Instance.new("Part")
	headAnchor.Parent = player.Character.ViewModel
	headAnchor.Transparency = 1
	headAnchor.CanCollide = false
	headAnchor.Massless = true
	headAnchor.Name = "HeadAnchor"
	local welds = Instance.new("Folder")
	welds.Name = "Welds"
	welds.Parent = player.Character.ViewModel
	local headAnchorWeld = Instance.new("Weld")
	headAnchorWeld.Part0 = player.Character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	headAnchorWeld.Part1 = headAnchor
	headAnchorWeld.C0 = CFrame.new(0, 1.5, 0)
	headAnchorWeld.Parent = welds
	if player:FindFirstChild("gunsFolder") then return end
	print("gunsfolder setup")
	local gunsFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	gunsFolder.Name = "GunsFolder"
	gunsFolder.Parent = player
	local primaryFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	primaryFolder.Name = "Primary"
	primaryFolder.Parent = gunsFolder
	local secondaryFolder = Instance.new("Folder")
	secondaryFolder.Name = "Secondary"
	secondaryFolder.Parent = gunsFolder
	local gun = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Weapons.Primary.gun:Clone()
	gun.Parent = primaryFolder
end
function toolData.parseInputs(action, character)
	if action == "Shoot" then
		--shoot gun
	elseif action == "aim" then
		--aim gun
	elseif action == "reload" then
		toolData.rightArmGrip = "Boltpos"
		wait(1)
		toolData.rightArmGrip = "Armdir"
		--reload
	elseif action == "leanLeft" then
		--lean left
	elseif action == "leanRight" then
		--lean right
	elseif action == "stanceDown" then
		-- stance down
	elseif action == "stanceUp" then
		--stance up
	elseif action == "primary" then
		if fpsconnection then fpsconnection:Disconnect() end
		spawnGun("Primary", character)
	elseif action == "secondary" then
		if fpsconnection then fpsconnection:Disconnect() end
		--switch to secondary
	elseif action == "tertiary" then
		--switch to tertiary
	elseif action == "switch" then
		--switch guns
	end
end
return toolData

the 3rd script just stores the keybinds for whatever input method the player is using, its not important because thats not where the error happens the error is on line 37 in the module script saying that "ViewModel" is an invalid member of my username (character)