Looks like you were right Coach.....it is unlikely Kyle will be charged with illegal possession of a firearm.
Judge opens path for jury to clear Kyle Rittenhouse on firearm possession charge
Bruce Vielmetti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
November 12, 2021 7:35 p.m.
The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Friday said he'll instruct the jury that unless the state proved the teen's AR-15-style rifle had an unlawfully short barrel, he can't be convicted of being a minor in possession of a firearm.
No such evidence was introduced, so it seems likely Rittenhouse will be acquitted on the one charge that seemed obvious to everyone but his lawyers who challenged it from the very start. It might not even get to the jury.
948.60 Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
(c) This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28
941.28 Possession of short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle.
I thought this charge was a misdemeanor. Apparently I was wrong about that too. It is a A Class H felony in Wisconsin and is punishable by up to 6 years in state prison, a maximum fine of $10,000, or both imprisonment and a fine.
