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[[File:BLM.png|thumb|left|310px|Left-wing church-burners set fire to a church with a [[Black Lives Matter]] sign out front in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]

[[File:BLM.png|thumb|left|310px|Left-wing church-burners set fire to a church with a [[Black Lives Matter]] sign out front in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]

:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection|Kenosha riots}}

:{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection|Kenosha riots}}

During the 2020 Marxist uprising Rittenhouse was employed as a community lifeguard in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After finishing his work on August 25, 2020, he wanted to help clean up some of the damage caused by [[leftwing]] [[riot]]ers the previous evening. Rittenhouse and a friend went to the local public high school to remove [[graffiti]] by rioters.  Later in the day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed by mob [[violence]]. The business owner needed help to protect what he had left of his life’s work, including two nearby mechanic’s shops. Kyle and a friend were given rifles due to the deadly violence gripping Kenosha (and many other American cities) and headed to the business premises. The weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/kyle-rittenhouse-working-lifeguard-kenosha-day-shooting-went-clean-vandalism-school-work/</ref>  Wisconsin's [[open carry]] law has an exemption for 16 and 17 year olds.<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/</ref>

During the 2020 Marxist uprising Rittenhouse was employed as a community lifeguard in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After finishing his work on August 25, 2020, he wanted to help clean up some of the damage caused by [[leftwing]] [[riot]]ers the previous evening.  Many of the rioters came from as far away as [[Minnesota]] and [[Oregon]]. Rittenhouse and a friend went to the local public high school to remove [[graffiti]] by rioters.  Later in the day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed by mob [[violence]]. The business owner needed help to protect what he had left of his life’s work, including two nearby mechanic’s shops. Kyle and a friend were given rifles due to the deadly violence gripping Kenosha (and many other American cities) and headed to the business premises. The weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/kyle-rittenhouse-working-lifeguard-kenosha-day-shooting-went-clean-vandalism-school-work/</ref>  Wisconsin's [[open carry]] law has an exemption for 16 and 17 year olds.<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/</ref>

When Rittenhouse arrived at the mechanics shop, he and others stood guard to prevent further destruction. Journalist [[Mark Dice]] presented a short video on his Twitter account of Rittenhouse that night offering services as an EMT and beginning to aid a woman with a minor wound. Later that night, long after the 8 p.m. curfew had passed, the police began to disperse a group of rioters. While dispersing the mob, police maneuvered a mass of individuals down the street towards the auto shops.  Rittenhouse and the others were threatened and taunted, but he did not react. Rittenhouse's lawyer John M. Pierce explains “His intent was not to incite violence, but simply to deter property damage and use his training to provide first aid to injured community members.”  At 11:44 p.m., police reported three or four people trying to light vehicles on fire at a car lot on 63rd Street and Sheridan Road.<ref>''USA Today''</ref>

When Rittenhouse arrived at the mechanics shop, he and others stood guard to prevent further destruction. Journalist [[Mark Dice]] presented a short video on his Twitter account of Rittenhouse that night offering services as an EMT and beginning to aid a woman with a minor wound. Later that night, long after the 8 p.m. curfew had passed, the police began to disperse a group of rioters. While dispersing the mob, police maneuvered a mass of individuals down the street towards the auto shops.  Rittenhouse and the others were threatened and taunted, but he did not react. Rittenhouse's lawyer John M. Pierce explains “His intent was not to incite violence, but simply to deter property damage and use his training to provide first aid to injured community members.”  At 11:44 p.m., police reported three or four people trying to light vehicles on fire at a car lot on 63rd Street and Sheridan Road.<ref>''USA Today''</ref>