Title: UPDATE: A Wrinkle Popped Up For Kyle Rittenhouse (The Kenosha Kid) Source:
EweToob URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnnpG8drjlg Published:Nov 10, 2020 Author:Guns & Gadgets Post Date:2020-11-10 18:24:22 by Esso Keywords:None Views:596 Comments:4
He may be able to put up the bail. He has donations in excess of $2M, I believe.
Family of those whom he killed wanted 10 million bail. Or 3 billion. They'd pick any number with lots of zeros, of course. The judge apparently denied that figure.
The new info here is the owner of the rifle. It was unknown before how he got the rifle but his lawyers insisted the rifle did not cross state lines. It seems that claim is now substantiated, but now the owner is charged with making a straw purchase. That could be hard to prove as the rifle was apparently home to the purchaser, and was loaned to Kyle, perhaps when he made trips into Kenosha. Seems the state will have to prove the rifle was in fact Kyle's, which they may have a hard time doing unless there is evidence Kyle took it home to his house over state lines. Even if Kyle provided the money for the purchase which is not known, unless the rifle can reasonably be construed as practically being owned by Kyle, I don't see it sticking.
Kyle can, as a minor, legally loan or give money to another person and that person could buy a gun with that money. That certainly can't be illegal. Without a transfer of the weapon back to Kyle that could be construed as intentional as a permanent transfer, I don't think a straw purchase crime is committed.
As for a jury trial not working.... Yes they'd have to rig it. Otherwise it can be expected that about 70% of the jury will be sympathetic to him, and a conviction requires unanimous consent.