A Kenosha, Wisconsin, jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of murder on Nov. 19, 2021. His trial sparked a national debate over gun rights and self-defense.
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Spoiler alert: Stolen guns arm criminals, and limiting gun carrying outside the home reduces violent crime.
People carry out a “die in” to protest the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Portland last week. The Rittenhouse case highlights the fluidity of white privilege.
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In its decision, the Wisconsin jury believed Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense – not recklessness, as prosecutors alleged – when he shot three people, two fatally.