{"id":133325,"date":"2020-09-02T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T17:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=133325"},"modified":"2020-09-02T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:09:39","slug":"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic&#8217; Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-1024x584.png\" alt=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\" class=\"wp-image-133329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-400x228.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM-2048x1169.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (<em>Photo: UN<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/08\/1071322\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\">spoke out last Friday<\/a> about the growing civil unrest in America.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Colville addressed the Kyle Rittenhouse incident and the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN spokesman indicated that violence in America is a \u201clong-running problem\u201d that needs to be tackled via tougher gun laws (emphasis below added). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would see this as yet another unfortunate example of insufficient and lacks [sic] gun control measures in the United States, which is something we have spoken about several times before,\u201d he said. \u201cIt should be inconceivable that you have a 17-year-old running around with an <strong><em>automatic<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>rifle<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old he was referring to, shot three individuals during last week&#8217;s riots in Kenosha and killed two of them.&nbsp; Lawyers for the teen, who has since been charged with murder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/kyle-rittenhouses-lawyers-release-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\">argue that he was acting in self-defense <\/a>when he successfully repelled the attackers with an AR-15 \u2014 a <em>semiautomatic rifle.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the men Rittenhouse shot that night were convicted criminals. Joseph \u201cJoJo\u201d Rosenbaum, 36, was a convicted pedophile, Anthony Huber, 26, was a convicted domestic abuser, and Gaige Grosskreutz, 26, is a convicted felon who faced charges for burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and disorderly conduct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosenbaum and Huber did not survive their wounds.&nbsp; Grosskreutz, who appeared to have pulled out a handgun and pointed it at Rittenhouse during the melee, had a good chunk of his bicep blasted off before he retreated from the teen. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grosskreutz is expected to survive.  It&#8217;s not clear yet if he has been charged for assaulting Rittenhouse or for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A judge and jury will ultimately decide the fate of Mr. Rittenhouse.&nbsp; However, from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/illinois-teen-shown-in-viral-self-defense-video-charged-with-first-degree-homicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\"> video evidence available online <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenoshanews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\">reports from local media<\/a>, it appears to be a justifiable use of force under Wisconsin law. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, Colville does not view the case as a teen allegedly protecting himself from a violent and unruly mob of convicted felons, rather he sees it as a criminal act that underscores a lack of progress on gun violence prevention because \u201cguns are so readily available and especially assault rifles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pulsar-announcing-themion-xg50-3-24x42-thermal-riflescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\">Pulsar Announcing Themion XG50 3-24\u00d742 Thermal Riflescope<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When weighing in on the Blake case, Colville contended that the police used excessive force when officers shot at the 29-year-old seven times, hitting him four times in the back.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt does not appear that the law enforcement officers abided by the international standard of intentional use of lethal force with a firearm,\u201d he explained, adding that it is a \u201cpainful reminder of how African Americans continue to be exposed to differentiated and heightened risk, when engaging with law enforcement bodies in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to shooting Mr. Blake, officers had attempted to subdue him physically and even tried to taser him twice.  Neither less-lethal option prevented Mr. Blake from continuing to engage the officers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Mr. Blake was shot when he was opening the door to his vehicle.   Police would later discover a<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shooting_of_Jacob_Blake\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\"> knife on the driver-side front floorboard<\/a>.  An investigation is ongoing to determine if he had the knife in his hand just prior to the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite calls to &#8220;Defund The Police&#8221; and the notion that law enforcement writ large is a threat to black people as Colville suggests, it was an African American female who called 911 because she needed protection from Mr. Blake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake had a warrant out for his arrest on charges related to felony sexual assault, trespassing, and disorderly conduct in connection with domestic abuse prior to the shooting on Aug. 23.  It was that woman who had filed the charges.  She was, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/Condemns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\" title=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic' Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\">reports<\/a>, being victimized by Mr. Blake again that fateful day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States is the biggest donor to the United Nations.  In 2020, the U.S. provided 22 percent of the organization&#8217;s annual budget.  China is the second-biggest contributor (12 percent) followed by Japan (8.5 percent). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-afdf4da1-ca83-4edf-8d82-7368f29da508\">***<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>Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), spoke out last Friday about the growing civil unrest in America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":133329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,216,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-133325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-s-h-blannelberry","10":"category-this-week","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic&#039; Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cIt should be inconceivable that you have a 17-year-old running around with an automatic rifle,&quot; said Rupert Colville.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UN Condemns Use of \u2018Automatic&#039; Rifle in Kenosha, Calls for Stricter Gun Control\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), spoke out last Friday about the growing civil unrest in America.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/un-condemns-use-of-automatic-rifle-in-kenosha-calls-for-stricter-gun-control\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-02T17:26:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-07T00:09:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-02-at-11.51.42-AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2068\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1180\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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