{"id":133211,"date":"2020-08-31T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=133211"},"modified":"2020-08-31T12:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:00:30","slug":"goa-joe-biden-smears-apparent-self-defender-kyle-rittenhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/goa-joe-biden-smears-apparent-self-defender-kyle-rittenhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"GOA: Joe Biden Smears Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"554\" title=\"GOA: Joe Biden Smears Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rittenhouse.jpg.png\" alt=\"GOA: Joe Biden Smears Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse\" class=\"wp-image-133126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rittenhouse.jpg.png 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rittenhouse.jpg-400x222.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rittenhouse.jpg-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rittenhouse.jpg-768x425.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Springfield, VA<\/strong> \u2013 Gun Owners of America (GOA) Senior Vice President Erich Pratt released the following updated statement on Kyle Rittenhouse&#8217;s apparent self-defense shooting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKyle Rittenhouse appears to be a victim of mob violence &#8212; a man who was justified and empowered to utilize his Second Amendment-recognized right to defend his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=8K5Wri0pbLgOz7Ya1AR-2BtLt-2BSUPZfUTrYXsTtS8-2FRPpz017gTPPwTmv45pXZE0UIyuqRlrEjECuACDt9U1rLlOMiAL7m8FX-2FUmf3m-2FPpd0I-3D6x2i_5e1W5rlmjSliCVoePxvgR0q5V-2BYbHynJ0mZPVtltMZxvLyvgwRgEHTgeEHaLYJoEN-2FYcLJFMBu06Pvna-2ByAODdABk829dYz5n7UGJRLV9grvm0C2nFXDGNwlcmwa743ohg8zdks32QPPNv6iVd-2BCLGXDhP-2Bq-2BkNJZ5YIJlU87nsDtKxnSQaeHD3Z65W4Nc2PtrP0CxSpfDRxRpWtMnoZHS2h1BRL6DEV-2BPvOo-2Fsp7kRNnm6mD-2Bv87IKtP-2BKab50c2jYJqy6H2xI75OYUBYzJ3llYkcNW-2Boc-2F1eq2fW-2F2nIaRtC7O2ZDUI-2FaVhq0GWwrrXdgjVsHcZeZk-2B-2FkFvSQkUGh1TewxJoT7TtLYldr4hY81s2sKrcWy5LZEc7whH9KtLQHv65v0YnSKAxaPYD5HEw-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"goa-joe-biden-smears-apparent-self-defender-kyle-rittenhouse\" title=\"GOA: Joe Biden Smears Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>&nbsp;by Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys suggests that Kyle had more of a right to be on that property than the convicted criminals against whom he defended himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYet while finally swearing off violent protests, Joe Biden chose to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=8K5Wri0pbLgOz7Ya1AR-2BtI-2FmpfumsAz-2FqcyswYjWjmc92mDaxzjy23EHEsEAnswGVbJyJqg35z6Umb0tyLWqSsQdO6kiid5Y5b1r3jqOHoxdh49H-2FKYDhl4AjWu275DIqJYr8ngepTpTKfgZBWCZcGup-2BDZhxhHXXYXXS1CCq4PhO9mOshYSPX68qscRHu7GgHLHTEGoJaih660Ap-2FbZSw-3D-3DPH7V_5e1W5rlmjSliCVoePxvgR0q5V-2BYbHynJ0mZPVtltMZxvLyvgwRgEHTgeEHaLYJoEN-2FYcLJFMBu06Pvna-2ByAODdABk829dYz5n7UGJRLV9grvm0C2nFXDGNwlcmwa743ohg8zdks32QPPNv6iVd-2BCLGXDhP-2Bq-2BkNJZ5YIJlU87nsDtKxnSQaeHD3Z65W4Nc2PtrP0CxSpfDRxRpWtMnoZHY3JijkK0yJT39BkWCU7h5ZSeutoDSiOM-2BCirEr3oKSflnGZMVDhzu0ZE9RaEz4uWYdPH3OvugFGiU87TmusxZKeUPS-2FTCxP84ntjpolKi11uHpE6PbIippIFZrsLmmcNm8jY5OiK0eMKENWxppAo21J-2Fk3kUGHHSv12czDBgSv-2F40WqYT4pd6ke1ITqFd0ORA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"goa-joe-biden-smears-apparent-self-defender-kyle-rittenhouse\" title=\"GOA: Joe Biden Smears Apparent Self-Defender Kyle Rittenhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refer to Kyle<\/a>&nbsp;as \u2018the 17-year-old just arrested in Illinois for murdering two people in Wisconsin\u2019 and as \u2018reputed[ly] aligned with white supremacists and white nationalists and Neo-Nazis and the KKK.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut there is no evidence tying Kyle to any such degenerate ideology. Rather, the available facts seem to exonerate Rittenhouse from Joe Biden\u2019s \u2018vigilante racist\u2019 narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, the evidence seems to exclusively suggest that while Kyle was asked to serve his community alongside several adults, he was later forced to exercise his natural, God-given right of self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGOA has observed overwhelming support for Rittenhouse from gun owners, yet few elected officials seem to be owning the self-defense narrative. Many have been waiting for more evidence to pass judgment on young Rittenhouse, but the public videos, interviews with Kyle from the night, and information from attorneys all seem to support Kyle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-a94f9b20-c1ec-4686-8ccf-c24c160c46f7\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cKyle Rittenhouse appears to be a victim of mob violence &#8212; a man who was justified and empowered to utilize his Second Amendment-recognized right to defend his 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