HELPING HAND

Gun-Rights Group Raises $50K to Help Out Teen Kenosha Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse

The National Foundation for Gun Rights said it raised the cash to support the teen homicide suspect for “defending himself and business owners.”

The case of Kyle Rittenhouse—the 17-year-old accused of shooting three men, two fatally, during anti-racism protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last month—has become a cause célèbre of the right since the night of his alleged crimes. Now, a week after receiving support Donald Trump Jr., who was widely ridiculed for saying “we all do stupid things at 17,” Rittenhouse has been handed $50,000 from a Colorado-based conservative guns-rights group. The National Foundation for Gun Rights announced Thursday it sent $50,000 to Rittenhouse for “defending himself and business owners” from protesters. The teen’s mother thanked the group for the cash. Rittenhouse is facing six charges, including one count of first-degree intentional homicide, and would face life in prison if convicted.