Rittenhouse’s attorney, John Pierce of Pierce Bainbridge, plans to fight the underage weapons possession charge, arguing that at 17, his client could be part of the “well regulated Militia” mentioned in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Put another way, Pierce will likely argue that Wisconsin’s ban on firearms possession by 17-year-olds is unconstitutional because a 17-year-old minor is on the same Second Amendment footing as an adult. [More]Now we get to see how the state and the courts try to twist their way out of this. (although I did wish the law recognized the absurd contradiction that's been deliberately created).
Funny how the same people that want to put him away for life claim those even a year younger have the maturity to vote...
I'm leaving this post open today to add links to other Rittenhouse-related stories that get sent my way. Feel free to leave links you find in comments.
Wisconcin lw specifically exempts those between 16 and18 from the prohibition of firearms possession when the weapon in question is a long gun. Can't cite the sectioin just now, but those who hold Kyle broke the law only read the first sectioni of the law, the prohibition. They did NOT read the next two aragrpahs which clearly permits possession of long guns in pubic by those of 16 or more years of age.
ReplyDeleteFurther he started out possessing that long gun on private perperty,, clearly NOT a "public place", and when assaulte was left with four options...
ONE: cede his ground and leave the weapon for his assailants to posses,s, likely leading to his own demise by his own weapon, at their hands.
TWO stand his ground, returing fire to hold off his assailants
THREE STAND his ground and hope to prevail leaing a god chance his assailants will overcome him and take his weapon, agin then taking possession of it
FOUR CEDE his ground taking the weapon with him and then using the weapon to defend is own life.
Had they not assaulted him he could have reained on the private ground and committed no crime.
But then Wisconsin law specifically permits those 16 to 18 years of age the right to possess such weapons in pubilc
He broke NO Wisconsin law, as he was above 17 yars of age, thus exempt the prohibition against ams to those 16 through 17 years of age.
Tionico (please figure out how to let us log in using an email address and password, or name and email. Google are crooked... and far too nosey.