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In reply to the discussion: Federal charges being looked into for Rittenhouse... [View all]pinkstarburst
(2,042 posts)We should not have guns at protests. Period.
We should not have assault weapons in the hands of non military. Period.
We need much tougher rules around gun licensing. This isn't to say no one can own a gun, but that just like you need a license to drive a car, you should need to pass certain checks to own a gun. IMHO, you need to probably be at least 21 or in the police or military, which would have ruled Kyle right out. Criminal record should result in having guns removed, which would have ruled the three people shot right out, including Gaige Grosskreutz.
But we do not have the guts or the votes to go after guns in a serious way. And so we have people with AR-15's stalking every protest now. In Texas, we had a guy killed when he pointed his AK-47 at an uber driver who mistakenly turned into a crowd of protestors downtown. The uber driver was former military and had a gun also, and shot the guy with the AK-47. The crowd scattered and the uber driver peeled away (could have run over someone) and another Lone Ranger in the crowd pulled out their gun and began firing at him. Only by some miracle was the only person killed the one with the AK-47.
There should be no guns at protests. There should be no assault weapons period.
But until we're ready to seriously go after that, it's stupid to go after Kyle Rittenhouse.