![]() Mr Rittenhouse's decision, at age 17, to roam the streets of Kenosha toting a weapon in the name of protecting private property from rioters struck a particular nerve about just how far gun rights should extend. Mass shootings, which are far more rare in other wealthy nations, have plagued the country for decades. Guns have long been a potent political issue in the United States, where permissive laws have led to the highest rate of civilian firearm ownership in the world. "While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken," Mr Biden said in a statement. US President Joe Biden said he would "stand by" the jury's decision to acquit Mr Rittenhouse. A Temple University professor thinks the verdict sends a message that has a ripple effect beyond the case. Gun control advocates warned the jury's verdict could inspire a new wave of armed vigilantism, after Mr Rittenhouse - armed with an AR-15-style rifle - travelled in August 2020 from his Illinois home to Kenosha after demonstrations erupted following the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake. Mixed reaction in Philadelphia after Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges. ( Reuters: David Dee Delgado) President Biden says he will 'stand by' jury's decisionĪmerican conservatives hailed Mr Rittenhouse as a hero for exercising his right to self-defence when he fatally shot two demonstrators and wounded a third who he said attacked him last year at a racial justice protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Civil rights advocates say the verdict would have been different if the shooter was black.
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