Judge refuses to throw weapons claim against Rittenhouse | National News

Madison, Wisconsin (AP) — A judge refused to dismiss a weapons charge against a man in Illinois who was accused of shooting and killing three people during a protest against police atrocities in Wisconsin last year.

Kyle Rittenhouse in Antioch, Illinois shot dead Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber during a protest in Kenosha, injuring Gaiji Grosskreutz. Prosecutors have charged Rittenhaus, who was 17 at the time of the protest, with multiple charges, including murder and a minor in possession of firearms. His trial is scheduled to begin on November 1.

Rittenhaus lawyers claimed that he fired for self-defense after Rosenbaum, Hoover, and Grosskreutz attacked him. At a hearing on Tuesday, they asked Judge Bruce Schroeder of the Kinosha County Circuit Court to dismiss the alleged possession of weapons.

Corey Chirafisi, one of Rittenhouse’s lawyers, argued that the law only prohibits minors from carrying short-barreled rifles. According to Chirafisi, Rittenhaus used an AR-style semi-automatic rifle with a 16-inch barrel on the night of the shooting.

The only other ban on minors in possession of firearms is in state hunting laws that state that children under the age of 12 cannot be hunted with guns. That’s not the case, as Rittenhaus was 17 years old on the night of the shooting, according to Chirafisi.

Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said Congress apparently intended to ban people under the age of 18 from “running around with dangerous weapons,” because Rittenhaus was not hunting the streets of Kenosha on the night of the protest. He argued that the hunting law did not apply.

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