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I did my best trying to interpret Wisconsin gun laws as it pertains to Kyle Rittenhouse in this case, with the help of Rekieta Law.
You will need it to show people that it was legal for Kyle to possess and carry that rifle.
He's charged for the violation of statute 948.60 "Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18", to which there's an exception under subsection 948.60(3)(c).
Under that exception statute 948.60 only applies to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person in violation of section 941.28 OR is not in compliance with 29.304 AND 29.593 (everything after that relates to this exception). It's two separate exceptions before and after OR in the same subsection of that statute.
Only what's marked with green here applies to Kyle.
For section 948.60 "Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18" to apply, Kyle has to either violate section 941.28 "Possession of short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle" OR section 29.304 "Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms by persons under 16 years of age" AND 29.593.
Kyle was 17, so the hunting part of that subsection doesn't apply to him. So only the first exception remains. He would be in violation of 948.60 only if his rifle was shorter than 941.28 allows , which it's not. No one would've sold them one, it's a standard run of the mill rifle. Detective testified in court that it's compliant with the law.
This shit is confusing, but essentially it says that a 17 y/o can have a rifle or a shotgun as long as it's of the length compliant with the statute 941.28.
I'm an absolute rеtard when it comes to such things, so if my language is inaccurate and someone can correct me to make it better, feel free to do so.
You will need it to show people that it was legal for Kyle to possess and carry that rifle.
He's charged for the violation of statute 948.60 "Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18", to which there's an exception under subsection 948.60(3)(c).
Under that exception statute 948.60 only applies to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person in violation of section 941.28 OR is not in compliance with 29.304 AND 29.593 (everything after that relates to this exception). It's two separate exceptions before and after OR in the same subsection of that statute.
Only what's marked with green here applies to Kyle.
For section 948.60 "Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18" to apply, Kyle has to either violate section 941.28 "Possession of short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle" OR section 29.304 "Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms by persons under 16 years of age" AND 29.593.
Kyle was 17, so the hunting part of that subsection doesn't apply to him. So only the first exception remains. He would be in violation of 948.60 only if his rifle was shorter than 941.28 allows , which it's not. No one would've sold them one, it's a standard run of the mill rifle. Detective testified in court that it's compliant with the law.
This shit is confusing, but essentially it says that a 17 y/o can have a rifle or a shotgun as long as it's of the length compliant with the statute 941.28.
I'm an absolute rеtard when it comes to such things, so if my language is inaccurate and someone can correct me to make it better, feel free to do so.