In my opinion.. Kyle Rittenhouse is no hero and open carry/self-defense does not apply to him as a line of defense. I agree with McCain in the graphic below.
@ChippySuave Not a hero. Just a stupid, scared kid, in the wrong place and the wrong time for the wrong reasons.
Two of the "protestors" who arrived to burn down that car repair shop were carrying handguns illegally. One of them has already been charged with firing the first shots. The second one, minus his right bicep, has already testified on the stand that he pointed his gun at Rittenhouse.
The kid didn't attack anyone. They attacked him. Which makes self-defense an absolute defense.
@Render @ChippySuave if you bring an AR 15 to a protest, you're the aggressor. He didn't own that car repair shop. He wasn't defending his property. He sought out violence.
@Render @ChippySuave if the protesters killed Rittenhouse, they'd rightly be the ones facing prison sentences. The consequences for a gun battle fall on the person who's alive to face them.