SALT LAKE CITY — The far-right Proud Boys and other right-wing militia groups plan to hold a “Kyle Rittenhouse Appreciation” event at Washington Square in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday from noon until 2 p.m.
The event is billed as a sort of heavily armed potluck. Expect lots of guns, along with hot chocolate, apple cider, desserts, flags, “Let’s Go Brandon” signs, and probably lots more guns.
Rittenhouse was charged with several felonies for killing two men and wounding a third with a semi-automatic rifle in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges last month.
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