“Whether Rittenhouse should have been in Kenosha in the first place, and with a weapon a 17-year old cannot legally carry in public, is a separate issue for courts of law to decide.”
Is it a fact that a 17-year old cannot legally carry such a weapon in public there? Can an adult do so?
In Wisconsin a 17 year old can legally open carry a rifle. The law is totally clear that a 17 year old who is under the supervision of an adult, or who has passed the Wisconsin hunter safety course can open carry a rifle.
More detailed analysis of the Wisconsin law by some attorneys suggests that there are no particular restrictions on 17 year olds other than a prohibition on their carrying of short barrel rifles and shotguns.
No. It is one of those rules to which there are exceptions so it is not a fact. A minor can indeed carry such a weapon in public if they have completed the hunter safety course or they are with adults.
Can an adult do so?
Yes.
So let me see. He is an adult as far as using the weapon to defend himself per the homicide charges but he is a minor for the purpose of having it in his possession? How does that compute?
If Kyle has not been armed, he would likely be dead.