Definitely not illegal to carry a long gun in this situation, right? But, maybe problematic for claiming a defensive purpose as it seems inappropriate … unless one intended to hole up somewhere and take shots from a distance, in which case it’s hard to argue that other protesters hundreds of yards away posed a serious enough threat to one’s life to require firing at them from that distance. Attempting to disable or merely injure isn’t legal, so the shooter would be shooting to kill without strong cause, if at distance.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:10 pmIs problematic illegal?
I’m still trying to figure out what the prosecution believes it can get to stick ref charges.
- Doc
Small arms would seem more appropriate for the task. They don’t guarantee your safety through distance as a long gun would, but one would be able to better size up the immediate threat to determine if firing would be required, while not being forced to essentially carry a long gun as a defensive EDC.
I don’t know the finer points of this. Your own military experience would provide better insight. But the idea that Rittenhouse packed a long gun to go to a protest to arguably defend random properties seems problematic. I understand that this is not what the argument in court is, but still… weird.