The firearm was purchased in Ladysmith, WI by Rittenhouse’s “friend” Dominick Black. Black dated Rittenhouse’s sister at some point which is how they “knew” each other. The Black’s own property up in the Ladysmith area, and the firearm was used by Rittenhouse for Target practice there. Because it is illegal in WI for Rittenhouse to own a handgun, he chose a much “cooler” gun! Apparently, Rittenhouse stated he paid for the gun with an IL UC payment after being furloughed (covid) from the YMCA. That “Unemployment” payment, per Rittenhouse, was $1,200. which sounds more like a stimulus check imo. Firearm was kept in a gun safe at Dominick Black’s stepfathers house in Kenosha. It never left the state of WI. Rittenhouse drove himself to Kenosha, WI from Antioch, IL (app 20 miles SE of Kenosha) with no valid drivers license. He picked up the gun and Ammo at Dominick Black’s stepfathers house and proceeded to the lakefront/Sheridan Road/58th Street downtown areas of Kenosha. Dominick has stated he felt uneasy giving Rittenhouse the firearm as he was too inexperienced with the gun, and too young. But if he hadn’t given Rittenhouse the firearm, he claimed Rittenhouse would have “thrown a fit”.
I think we all know the rest of the events that took place. (Some of these details were given to me by friends in Kenosha. I lived there 12 years, both my children were born there. Still keep in contact with friends, one of whom heard the gunshots that killed Joseph Rosenbaum from her apartment)
Dominick Black was the 1st person to testify at the trial and he is facing many years in prison for purchasing the gun. Not ever going to say what he did was right, it was illegal and wrong but it’s really gonna suck if Black serves time and the BOY who took 2 lives walks free.
Oh, and Jr is a moron.
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