Quote (Buhhh @ 11 Nov 2021 09:26)
I think you're trying really hard to argue a topic that isn't being argued. I never said Kyle Rittenhouse is charged for what your claiming, but that he obtained the gun illegally, which he did and someone was charged for it.
Kyle did not obtain the firearm illegally. The legal owner of the firearm provided the firearm to Kyle Rittenhouse, willfully. That means Kyle's possession of the firearm was 100% legal.
The charges the legal owner of the firearm is facing are related to a potential straw purchase, as he accepted money from a minor to purchase the rifle, with the intent to sell that firearm to that minor after that minor came of age.
That's a process crime that does not bear on Kyle whatsoever, and I don't believe the prosecution in that case will get a conviction. Parents buy their teenage children firearms in Wisconsin every day. The parent is the legal owner, the teenagers use the rifles when they choose with the parents' consent. Once the minor turns 18, there's a bill of sale of the firearm from the parent to their now-adult child. This process is time honored. The fact that it is not a parent in this specific case is not particularly relevant.
The fact that the rifle in question was kept in safe at a family member of the purchaser (responsibly) and has been provided for Kyle's use by the owner absolves Kyle of any illegality whatsoever. He obtained the rifle legally. Whether or not the actual purchase of the firearm was legal, or if there's a strawman purchase crime charged? Has zero to do with Kyle, or this trial.
Do you understand?