The gun Kyle Rittenhouse used in Kenosha shootings will be destroyed

Kyle Rittenhouse.
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The assault-style rifle used by Kyle Rittenhouse during racial justice protests in Wisconsin will be destroyed, Kenosha Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said Friday, per CNN.

The gun "will not be in anyone's possession," Binger said.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.