f I handled a rifle like that in basic, my DI would have had me doing pushups for eternity.
LOL...you mean like this? You have NO idea what you are talking about. My relatives are all ex-military. Granted we are talking Lt. Col. and Col. level folks, but I was taught from a young age how to carry a rifle. This is certainly one of those ways when NOT on alert. Other than a sling arm carry with your rifle on your back with the muzzle pointed up or down, this is one of the least threatening, but safe, way to carry a loaded rifle. Just another added point for Rittenhouse.
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No, it really isn't. He should have never been there. He should have never had a gun. He never should have been out there after a lawful curfew was invoked. His argument that he was "Defending himself" falls flat when you realize he provoked the situation where the shooting occurred.
Nope. If a heroin addict with a shot of heroin is out after the nutso CA governor imposed curfew, does he waive his right to self-defense? He can certainly be charged with other crimes, but he doesn’t forgo his right to self-defense. How exactly did Rittenhouse provoke the situation at that moment? He was running down the street from an angry mob. He was in imminent danger.
Actually, most Americans favor stronger gun control.
If they take the poll in Chicago, NY or LA, sure they do. These folks don’t have a clue about guns and have never seen one, much less owned one. The overwhelming majority of gun crimes are committed by those who have guns that should not have guns. Making the law more stringent only eliminates those that were lawful in the first place, not those committing gun crimes.
Left-wing logic is not logic at all.
BTW, there is absolutely no way you were a true Republican a decade or so ago as you claim. You are anti-religious, anti-gun and fiscally liberal. Maybe you got kicked in the head by a donkey or something, otherwise, I don’t buy it.