Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyer: My Client Legally Possessed Rifle in Wisconsin

Kyle Rittenhouse legally possessed a firearm last Tuesday in Wisconsin, said John Pierce, an attorney representing Kyle Rittenhouse, offering his remarks in an interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak.Rittenhouse was arrested last Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two people during the previous night’s riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Pollak asked how Rittenhouse obtained a firearm.“Wisconsin is an open carry state,” replied Pierce. It was a war zone, and Kyle had every right — just as much a right — to be there as the people that were trying to burn down that city, and he was attempting to protect property and attempting to be there to provide medical aid.”Pierce added, “Every person that has any sense at all is going to take a weapon to that location. He had no choice but to fire his weapon and protect himself.”Pollak asked, “Could he have helped these people with the medical kit without bringing a gun, and is that something he thought about doing?”Pierce said Rittenhouse would have been killed had his client been unarmed.