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19 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
This is an absolutely appalling verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

There is no right to carry a firearm — much less an illegally bought assault rifle — across state lines to terrorize and play “police officer.” He should be held accountable. 🧵
Let’s be clear, without guns at this protest, no lives would have been lost.

We must fight against the extremist gun lobby rhetoric that emboldened Rittenhouse’s white vigilantism, leading him to create a dangerous situation that resulted in the deaths of two people.
While this verdict is just an exclamation point on why more guns do not make us safer, SCOUTS just heard an NRA-filed Second Amendment case that could gut our gun safety laws.

We don't need another Kenosha tragedy. We must ensure SCOTUS rejects this case
bradyunited.org/act/nra-suprem…
We will also not forget the root of this issue. Kyle Rittenhouse murdered 2 people during protests against the police shooting of #JacobBlake.

Jacob has yet to receive justice.

We must continue to fight America's systemic racism, which fuels police violence + white vigilantism.
We will #HonorWithAction and remember Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, who were murdered, and Gaige Grosskreutz, who was injured.

We also will continue to ensure that Kenosha residents feel safe in their city.

Read our full statement on this verdict: bradyunited.org/press-releases…

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