I'll say the prosecution did it's self no favors in this case. It's been like watching two blind guys walk around in a room full of rakes laying around.
Growing up in a very rural area of a Midwestern state it was a given that many youngsters would be using long guns for hunting, everything from lever action 30-30s to semi-auto and pump action rifles. We were younger than sixteen and had been hunting since were old enough to be trusted by our parents to carry these weapons.
The long gun laws were not written for hunting humans or defending oneself from others in an urban setting, but for their primary lawful use of hunting and target shooting. Unless there were municipality laws prohibiting the carry of loaded long guns inside their jurisdiction, Rittenhouse broke no law which is apparently what the judge determined.
The fact that one of Rittenhouse's attackers was a violent convicted felon with a firearm is the real concern - which is ignored - in order to pile on Rittenhouse and his 'scary' AR-15...
I'll say the prosecution did it's self no favors in this case. It's been like watching two blind guys walk around in a room full of rakes laying around.
Growing up in a very rural area of a Midwestern state it was a given that many youngsters would be using long guns for hunting, everything from lever action 30-30s to semi-auto and pump action rifles. We were younger than sixteen and had been hunting since were old enough to be trusted by our parents to carry these weapons.
The long gun laws were not written for hunting humans or defending oneself from others in an urban setting, but for their primary lawful use of hunting and target shooting. Unless there were municipality laws prohibiting the carry of loaded long guns inside their jurisdiction, Rittenhouse broke no law which is apparently what the judge determined.
The fact that one of Rittenhouse's attackers was a violent convicted felon with a firearm is the real concern - which is ignored - in order to pile on Rittenhouse and his 'scary' AR-15...