{"id":1016217,"date":"2021-11-15T17:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016217"},"modified":"2021-11-15T17:28:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:28:38","slug":"rittenhouses-mom-my-son-would-be-dead-if-he-didnt-have-that-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rittenhouses-mom-my-son-would-be-dead-if-he-didnt-have-that-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rittenhouse&#039;s Mom: My Son Would Be Dead &#039;if He Didn&#039;t Have That Gun&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frittenhouses-mom-my-son-would-be-dead-if-he-didnt-have-that-gun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">On Sunday Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s mother, Wendy, told&nbsp;<em>NBC Nightly News<\/em> her son would be dead \u201cif he didn\u2019t have that gun\u201d with him on the streets of Kenosha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people shouldn\u2019t have been there. He brung that gun for protection and to this day, if he didn\u2019t have that gun my son would have been dead,\u201d the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10204037\/Kyle-Rittenhouses-mother-defends-says-hes-treated-PTSD.html\">quoted<\/a> Wendy as saying.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe went down there to help. And he was chased by a mob,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy indicated her son is being treated for PTSD and she talked of being a \u201cnervous wreck\u201d as she watched him take the stand in his own defense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18699130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kyle-Rittenhouse-breaks-down-on-stand-Nov-10-21-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18699130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kyle-Rittenhouse-breaks-down-on-stand-Nov-10-21-getty.jpg\" alt=\"KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 10: Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down on the stand as he testifies about his encounter with the late Joseph Rosenbaum during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while being arrested in August 2020. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the shooting and armed with an assault rifle. He faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide. (Photo by Sean Krajacic-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down on the stand as he testifies about his encounter with the late Joseph Rosenbaum during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Sean Krajacic\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Monday, November 8, Gaige&nbsp;Grosskreutz gave testimony in Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s trial and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/08\/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-witness-gaige-grosskreutz-admits-pointed-gun-advanced-teen-before-shot\/\">admitted<\/a> he pointed a gun at Rittenhouse before being shot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18657882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236442680.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18657882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236442680.png\" alt=\"Gaige Grosskreutz testifies about permanent injuries to his right arm and hand as he testifies about being shot in the right bicep during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 8, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse shot three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while police attempted to arrest him in August 2020. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the shooting and armed with an assault rifle. He faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide. (Photo by Mark Hertzberg-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gaige Grosskreutz testifies about permanent injuries to his right arm and hand as he testifies about being shot in the right bicep during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 8, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mark Hertzberg\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, November 10, defense witness Nathan DeBruin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/10\/rittenhouse-witness-prosecution-change-statement\/\">testified<\/a>&nbsp;and claimed that prosecutors asked him to change parts of his statement to match their story.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, November 11, Kenosha witness Frank \u201cDrew\u201d Hernandez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/11\/witness-testifies-that-rosenbaum-charged-rittenhouse-before-being-shot\/\">testified<\/a> in the Rittenhouse trial and&nbsp;claimed Joseph Rosenbaum charged Rittenhouse prior to being shot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18709442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236501773.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18709442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236501773.png\" alt=\"Frank Hernandez testifies during Kyle Rittenhouse&#039;s trial about the video he took on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 11, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while being arrested in August 2020. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the shooting and armed with an assault rifle. He faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide. (Photo by Sean Krajacic-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Frank Hernandez testifies during Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s trial about the video he took on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 11, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Sean Krajacic\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Monday, November 15, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed the firearms charge against Rittenhouse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18713746\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nov9-21-circuit-court-Judge-Bruce-E-Schroeder-Kyle-Rittenhouse-trial-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18713746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nov9-21-circuit-court-Judge-Bruce-E-Schroeder-Kyle-Rittenhouse-trial-getty.jpg\" alt=\"KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Circuit court Judge Bruce E. Schroeder examines photographs taken by freelance photographer Nathan DuBruin is of and after unrest in Kenosha, during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 9, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while being arrested in August 2020. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the shooting and armed with an assault rifle. He faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide. (Photo by Mark Hertzberg -Pool\/Getty Images)v\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Circuit court Judge Bruce E. Schroeder examines photographs taken by freelance photographer Nathan DuBruin is of and after unrest in Kenosha, during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 9, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mark Hertzberg\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The defense noted the charge was only applicable if Rittenhouse\u2019s rifle was a Short Barrel Rifle (SBR), but it was not. Schroeder subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2nd-amendment\/2021\/11\/15\/watch-judge-dismisses-weapons-charge-against-kyle-rittenhouse\/\">dismissed<\/a> the charge.<\/p>\n<p><em>AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News<\/em><em>&nbsp;and the writer\/curator of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Range with AWR Hawkins<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>a weekly newsletter focused o<\/em><em>n al<\/em><em>l things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram:&nbsp;<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awr_hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@awr_hawkins<\/a>. Reach him at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:awrhawkins@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">awrhawkins@breitbart.com<\/a>. You can sign up to get Down Range at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breitbart.com\/downrange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s mother, Wendy, told\u00a0NBC Nightly News her son would be dead \u201cif he didn\u2019t have that gun\u201d with him on the streets of Kenosha. \u201cA lot of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1016217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}