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Unfortunately from a realistic standpoint even with gun control laws this will not be an impossibility, though they may reduce the frequency. There's already upwards of 600,000,000 guns in 50% of the populations hands (and women won't stop buying them, they're the fastest growing group of new gun owners. More specifically black women followed by all women), even if you ban them they'll be out there.
And unfortunately Rittenhouse was textbook self defense, he only shot the guy who grabbed for his gun, and then the guy who hit him with a skateboard and grabbed for his gun, and then the guy who pointed a gun at him, not any of the people who retreated or didn't attack. I know, he lived in a different state and commuted 20 min to kenosha for work every day where his friends and dad lived, but the gun was kept at Dominic Black's house and never "crossed state lines" (also, even if it did, it is legal to cross state lines with a gun so long as it is legal in the state, and WI is far more permissive than IL, any gun legal in IL is legal in WI by far.) Also it is legal for a 17yo to have a gun in WI for some reason. Unfortunately even if we agree with his political opinions we currently can't put him in jail for that, he didn't actually break any laws.
Pass gun control laws and he showed up with a gun he should have gone to jail. Your bff is out there now as a darling of conservative media btw
But he was allowed to show up with a gun in case someone attacked him, can't arrest him for defending himself if he's allowed to do it, as unfortunate as that is. Sorry, I've never met him, you must have me confused with someone else.
You show up somewhere with a gun it is because you are planning on using it. And yeah he is your bff
Well if you plan on defending yourself if necessary, it isn't very much help to you if you leave it at home. Also idk how he can "plan" to be attacked, unless he's on the spice with the prescience. And naw never met him, sorry dude, you're definitely thinking of someone else.
He left his home, and he is your bff
Yeah but the thing about that is "he is allowed to leave his home, with a gun, and then defend himself against being attacked."
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this but you're severely delusional. Not only have I never met him, I've never met you, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.