Tim Walz's attempt to woo men with hunting-themed photo op backfires



Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have major issues with red-blooded American men and the Second Amendment. In a desperate effort to gain the support of the former and simulate support for the latter, Walz donned an orange hat and participated in a hunting-themed photo op on Saturday near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

This attempt to rehabilitate Walz's public image backfired — especially after footage circulated online showing the Democratic governor struggle with his firearm.

On Oct. 3, Trump campaign strategist Chris LaCivita noted on X, "Word on the street is Tampon Tim will be staging a Pheasant hunt soon ... manicured hands and all to prove that he is in fact not really a 'Beta' ... this will be fun to watch."

Sure enough, following days of mockery — during which Elmer Fudd memes and AI-generated images of Walz loading a shotgun with feminine hygiene products figured prominently — the Democratic governor participated in the 12th annual Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opening in Sleepy Eye, then promptly shared a video documenting his failure to shoot a bird.

'This is just embarrassing.'

The proud gun-control supporter can be seen in the video walking around with a shotgun, chugging a diet Mountain Dew, and telling the tale of the time he allegedly "got a double."

While birds safely fluttered in the distance, Walz shared a few one-liners, including, "That's why it's hunting, not shooting, right?" and "There's good days and there's great days pheasant hunting."

After his not-so-great day pheasant hunting, critics seized upon a clip showing the governor struggle to load his shotgun.

Former Spartanburg Police Officer Cody Garrett, writing as Donut Operator, noted on X, "For a lifelong hunter, you sure were having trouble loading your own gun."

Another user wrote, "Bruh.. come on. This is just embarrassing. It's a good thing you defected before your deployment."

"Tim Walz claimed he carried 'weapons of war in combat' but he can’t load a shotgun? This guy is beyond weak. My little sister could beat him up," tweeted country music singer John Rich.

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was among the many who had some fun at Walz's expense, tweeting, "SLING AND A MISS."

"My prediction was in fact accurate," wrote LaCivita. "Staged ..and watching him bumbling around trying to load his shot gun was fun."

Referring to cable news footage of the outing, the Trump War Room noted, "MSNBC implies that Tim Walz going pheasant hunting is nothing more than a desperate attempt to make up ground with male voters. Sorry Tim, men aren't voting for a gun grabber."

The Harris-Walz campaign has significant ground to make up with male voters in the final weeks before the election.

A recent New York Times/Siena College poll revealed that 51% of likely male voters said they would vote for Trump. Only 40% of men said they would vote for Kamala Harris. This gendered skew is pronounced in swing states such as Arizona and Nevada, where a recent Suffolk University/USA TODAY survey indicated Hispanic men are majoritively keen to vote for Trump.

Although immigration appears to be a top concern for many likely male voters who are now supporting Trump, Harris and Walz may also have alienated men with their records on gun rights.

'The hunting community, in my opinion, will vote for someone that puts America first.'

The Harris campaign website indicates that if elected, she would "ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people."

Harris previously threatened to storm the homes of law-abiding Americans for surprise gun inspections; endorsed a handgun ban without buybacks; and signed an amicus curiae brief both justifying a total handgun ban and suggesting that the Second Amendment does not secure an individual right but rather a "collective" or "militia-related" right.

The Washington Post noted that unlike Harris, Walz was not always hostile to the Second Amendment, having once earned an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association. However, in recent years, he has become a zealous anti-gun activist, proudly earning nothing but straight "F" ratings and publicly blasting the NRA as "the biggest single obstacle to passing the most basic measures to prevent gun violence in America."

Walz has since boasted of his efforts to ban bump stocks and assault rifles, as well as his fight to prevent concealed-carry reciprocity. In June, Walz ratified legislation banning the use of binary triggers. Last year, he ratified a raft of gun-control measures, including universal background checks and a red-flag law.

Walz's photo op is unlikely to make critics forget about his record or Harris', just as it appears to have done little to win over hunters and conservationists.

Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at the Independent Women's Forum, told the Spectator, "No $40 camo hat will convince most sportsmen and women that Harris-Walz represents them."

"Vice President Harris has been an active partner with President Biden in being the most hostile administration to shooting sports, hunting, and fishing access. Her name is co-signed on closing millions of acres of public hunting lands in Alaska, forbidding lead tackle on national wildlife refuges, and recently shutting down shooting sports opportunities in the entirety of Bears Ears National Monument — 1.3 million acres," said Hoffman. "Hunters and anglers don’t trust Harris-Walz."

Derek Wolfe, host of the outdoorsman podcast "Wolfe Untamed," said, "They have made it clear that they are coming for guns, fracking, gas-powered vehicles, just to name a few. They know that 10 million hunters didn't vote in the last election, so they are reaching out, but it's a waste of their time because the hunting community, in my opinion, will vote for someone that puts America first. And I believe that man is Donald J. Trump."

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Harris not only threatened to storm the homes of legal gunowners — she supported a handgun ban



Kamala Harris' recent indication that her "values have not changed" prompted critics to wonder what besides taxpayer-funded sex changes for illegal aliens, the elimination of the Hyde Amendment, and the legalization of crack cocaine for personal consumption she still supports.

Just days after sleuths found footage of Harris threatening to storm the homes of law-abiding Americans for surprise gun inspections, CNN analyst Stephen Gutowski highlighted Harris' sponsorship of a handgun ban.

Gutowski dug up a Nov. 2005 San Jose Mercury News article indicating that San Francisco's then-Attorney General Kamala Harris sponsored Proposition H — an ordinance that banned the manufacture, distribution, sale, and transfer of handguns in San Francisco.

'Robbers, rapists and home invaders can be sure that their next victim will be helpless.'

Security guards, police officers, active members of the U.S. military, and criminals would have been the only people left holding guns had a court not killed the ban after it passed. After all, everyone was required to surrender their weapons by April 1, 2006, and would not be compensated for doing so.

The Coalition Against Prohibition stressed in the voter information pamphlet that the Harris-supported proposition denied Americans the choice to defend themselves and protect others.

"You may never need a gun to defend yourself, but someone else will: a woman alone in her apartment during a break-in, a gay man surrounded by attackers, a battered wife pursued by a stalker," wrote the coalition. "Proposition H encourages criminals. Robbers, rapists and home invaders can be sure that their next victim will be helpless."

"The sponsors of this flop have not done their homework. A long-standing California preemption statute prohibits cities from passing a patchwork of conflicting gun laws. If Prop H passes, we will have to pay for a costly lawsuit that San Francisco will lose," said the coalition.

Critics of the Harris-backed gun ban also noted that despite a similar initiative in Washington, D.C., murders continued to skyrocket.

Republican opponents of the Harris-backed gun ban quipped, "We have a bridge to sell to anyone who believes criminals will turn in their handguns."

The San Francisco Republican Party noted at the time, "One of the first laws enacted by the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis) was to ban the private ownership of guns."

A group of gays, lesbians, and transvestites called "Pink Pistols" similarly denounced the ban, suggesting it would leave them cowering in their homes, "helpless to stop attacks from hurting our friends and families."

Although the gun ban was supposed go into effect in January 2006, the National Rifle Association and others filed a legal challenge, holding up its enforcement long enough for San Francisco County Superior Court Judge James Warren — appointed to the bench by former Republican Gov. Pete Wilson — to kill the ban in June 2006, indicating it was "invalid as preempted by state law."

Harris did not, however, relent in her efforts to disarm Americans.

'I support a mandatory gun buyback program.'

In 2008, she was one of the leftist district attorneys who signed an amici curiae in the Second Amendment case D.C. v. Heller, claiming a total handgun ban was constitutional. Reason noted the brief to which Harris was party also suggested that the Second Amendment does not secure an individual right but rather a "collective" or "militia-related" right.

Harris told reporters in September 2019 — before her previous presidential campaign fizzled out — that she supported a coerced buyback of so-called assault weapons.

"We have to have a buyback program, and I support a mandatory gun buyback program," Harris said in October 2019. "It's got to be smart, we got to do it the right way. But there are 5 million [assault weapons] at least, some estimate as many as 10 million, and we're going to have to have smart public policy that's about taking those off the streets, but doing it the right way."

'We're not taking anyone's guns away.'

The Harris' campaign website indicates that if elected, she would "ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people."

Despite her decades-long campaign to disarm law-abiding Americans, Harris has recently adopted the persona of a gun rights supporter, telling Oprah Winfrey at her rally last week, "If someone breaks in my house, they're getting shot."

It's presently unclear whether the gun Harris allegedly owns is a kind she has tried to ban in the past.

"Some people have been pushing a real false choice — to suggest you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away," said Harris. "I'm in favor of the Second Amendment, and I'm in favor of assault-weapons bans, universal background checks, red-flag laws."

During her debate with President Donald Trump earlier this month, Harris claimed, "We're not taking anyone's guns away."

Gutowski noted that the Harris campaign did not respond to his request for comment about her handgun ban.

The NRA Institute for Legislative Action noted in July, "Gun owners should understand that Harris poses the gravest threat to their Second Amendment rights. In fact, Harris's record suggests that she does not believe the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms at all. Moreover, Harris has repeatedly called for government confiscation of some of America’s most popular firearms."

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Trump-appointed judge tosses machine gun charges against Kansas defendant, casts doubt on machine gun bans



A federal judge has struck down criminal charges relating to machine guns, ruling that such weapons constitute "bearable arms" in accordance with the Second Amendment.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes in Wichita, Kansas, dropped two counts of possessing a machine gun in defiance of federal law assessed against defendant Tamori Morgan. Last year, the DOJ indicted Morgan for possessing an Anderson Manufacturing model AM-15 .300 caliber machine gun as well as a "Glock switch" which made his Glock model 33 .357 SIG fire like an automatic weapon.

Federal prosecutors involved in the case insisted that the "Supreme Court has made clear that regulations of machineguns fall outside the Second Amendment," the AP reported.

'The government has not met its burden under Bruen and Rahimi ... . Indeed, the government has barely tried to meet that burden.'

Morgan filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him, claiming that the federal statute under which he had been charged, 18 U.S. Code § 922, violated his constitutional rights. Judge Broomes agreed.

"The court finds that the Second Amendment applies to the weapons charged because they are 'bearable arms' within the original meaning of the amendment. The court further finds that the government has failed to establish that this nation’s history of gun regulation justifies the application of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) to Defendant," Broomes wrote.

In his decision, Broomes, a Trump appointee, explained that the "plain text" of the Second Amendment protects Morgan's conduct of simply possessing a machine gun and Glock switch and that § 922 directly violates that same plain text regarding firearm possession.

"If an individual purchases such a weapon and locks it away in a gun safe in his basement for twenty years without touching it, he is just as guilty of a violation of § 922(o) as one who takes the same weapon out on the public streets and displays it in an aggressive manner," the judge noted.

Broomes also stated that federal prosecutors had failed to identify an apt "historical firearm regulation tradition" to justify charging Morgan in accordance with two U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Bruen of 2022 and Rahimi of 2024.

"To summarize, in this case, the government has not met its burden under Bruen and Rahimi to demonstrate through historical analogs that regulation of the weapons at issue in this case are consistent with the nation’s history of firearms regulation. Indeed, the government has barely tried to meet that burden," Broomes insisted.

The National Association of Gun Rights cheered Broomes' decision, posting to X: "This is incredible."

Meanwhile, many gun opponents seethed. Shira Feldman of Brady United Against Gun Violence called Broomes' ruling "incredibly dangerous," and Jacob Charles, an associate law professor at Pepperdine University, insisted it gave lower courts "the ability to pick and choose the historical record in a way that they think the Second Amendment should be read."

Eric Ruben, a fellow at the Brennan Center and an associate law professor of Southern Methodist University, indicated that Broomes' opinion may be "the first time in American history that a machine gun ban has been found unconstitutional in its application."

The DOJ has the right to appeal the decision, but as of Friday, no appeal has been filed, the AP reported. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wichita declined the AP's request for comment.

Trump-appointed Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch helped bring about the Bruen and Rahimi decisions as well, concurring with the majority in both cases.

H/T: The Post Millennial

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'Thank God Trump wasn't hit': Team USA's Steph Curry and Steve Kerr call for gun control after Trump assassination attempt



NBA star Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr both expressed sadness over the attempted killing of former President Donald Trump but also called for stricter gun control.

Following the shooting of Trump, members of the Team USA Olympic basketball team were asked by reporters for their reactions to the horrific events.

Kerr, who is both the coach of the NBA's Warriors and Team USA, said his team would be paying special attention to how they conduct themselves on behalf of the country:

"This is a time where we feel very proud to represent our country wearing USA on our chest, competing in the Olympics," Kerr told reporters while in Abu Dhabi, UAE. "We've talked to the players about how important it is to show the best version of us as human beings to represent our country in a respectful, dignified manner. It makes you want to do that even more so, because this is really shameful for us to sit here and think about what happened and what's going on in our country."

ESPN noted that Kerr's father was assassinated in 1984 in Beirut, Lebanon, after being targeted by a militant group called Islamic Jihad. Malcolm Kerr served as the president of the American University of Beirut.

"It's such a demoralizing day for our country, and it's yet another example of not only our political division but also gun culture," Kerr continued, then describing the shooter. "A 20-year-old with an AR-15 trying to shoot the former president. It's hard to process everything, and it's scary to think about where this goes because of the issues that already exist in the country. So this is a terrible day."

"Thank God Trump wasn't hit, but it's just so demoralizing in every which way," he added.

'Obviously, gun control first and foremost.'

However, the attempted assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, has been widely reported to have taken his father's legally purchased rifle to commit his crimes. The gun was purchased in 2013, ABC News reported.

Curry, an NBA champion and Team USA star, also weighed in from Abu Dhabi. Curry echoed sentiments of sadness but also called for further restrictions on firearms.

"It's obviously a very sad time in general," Curry said. "All the conversations around the election and the state of politics in our country, and then you have a situation like this, which just [evokes] a lot of emotions around things that we need to correct as a people," he said in front of a Team USA backdrop.

"Obviously, gun control first and foremost, because the fact that that's even possible for somebody to have an attack like that. But just more so you want to [see] positivity and hope. It sounds cheesy, but it's real. That's when our country's at its best, and it just adds another blemish to what's going on. So sad is just the word," he concluded.

Curry and Kerr were both guests at the White House in early 2023 to present basketball jerseys to the president. At the same time, Kerr and some of his players participated in a round table on the matter of gun control.

Kerr's anti-gun activism goes back many years, having even made statements blaming Republicans for shootings.

They "refuse to do anything about the violence, the school shootings, the supermarket shootings," Kerr said in 2022. They put their "desire for power ahead of the lives of our children, our elderly, and our churchgoers," he added.

Curry has more broadly spoken out against gun violence but is generally less vehement than Kerr in his calls for stricter laws.

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Mom asks for prayers for daughter's Turks and Caicos arrest for 2 rounds of ammo in luggage, 5th American facing 12 years in prison



A U.S. citizen is facing up to 12 years in prison after she was arrested in Turks and Caicos for having stray ammunition in her luggage. The mother of the detained American is speaking out and asking others to pray for her daughter – who was arrested on the Caribbean island for allegedly having two rounds of ammo in her luggage.

Sharitta Shinise Grier – a 45-year-old woman from Orlando, Florida – is currently being detained in Turks and Caicos. Grier was on vacation on the Caribbean island and attempted to fly back to Florida on Monday.

However, two rounds of ammunition were reportedly discovered in her luggage during a routine security search at the Howard Hamilton International Airport, according to the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police.

Grier was arrested and charged with one count of ammunition possession.

Turks and Caicos has strict gun control laws.

Last month, the U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas issued an emergency advisory to Americans regarding bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos.

"If you bring a firearm or ammunition into TCI [Turks and Caicos Islands], even inadvertently, we will not be able to secure your release from custody," the advisory states. "You are subject to TCI laws and must follow local law enforcement procedures."

The advisory comes after several Americans were detained in Turks and Caicos for having stray ammunition in their luggage.

Grier is the fifth American to have been arrested and detained in Turks and Caicos after being caught with ammo in an airport since February. The other U.S. citizens are Ryan Watson of Oklahoma, Tyler Wenrich of Virginia, Bryan Hagerich of Pennsylvania, and Michael Lee Evans of Texas.

As Blaze News previously reported, Watson was arrested in April after authorities discovered four rounds of ammo in his luggage. Watson said the ammunition was "unknowingly left in a duffel bag from a deer hunting trip." He also contended that he had been subjected to "terrifying interrogation" and exorbitant living fees after his arrest.

The five Americans face up to 12 years in a Turks and Caicos prison because of the Caribbean country's strict firearm laws.

Last week, three U.S. governors this week sent a joint letter to the governor of Turks and Caicos to request mercy on the five Americans arrested after bringing ammo to the island.

The governors of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Oklahoma wrote: "Like thousands of Americans each year, these individuals traveled to your beautiful territory for leisure. We humbly ask that your government – in its wisdom – temper justice with mercy and recognize that these men made mistakes but had no apparent malicious intents."

Chanchy Willis, Grier's cousin, said Grier moved into a rental property on the island with the other detained Americans after posting bail.

"Watching the others and how they are close-knit, and reaching out to her, showing her that she's not alone, they are all in this together, that brings joy to my heart," Willis told WOFL.

Willis added, "Whew. Just for two bullets? It was just a horrible mistake for all five."

Willie Lucas, the mother of Grier, is asking others to pray for her daughter.

"Be safe when you go out of town. Just be safe. Be careful and keep us in your prayers, cause God knows we sure gonna need it," Lucas told the news outlet.

Grier is scheduled to appear in court on July 5.

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'Terrifying' interrogation': American faces 12 years in Turks and Caicos prison after 4 rounds of hunting ammo found in his luggage



An American man's dream vacation has turned into a nightmare. He is now facing 12 years in a Turks and Caicos prison after four rounds of hunting ammunition were found in his luggage.

Ryan Watson, 40, was looking for rest and relaxation when he went on a tropical vacation with his wife to the Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos. However, Watson said that he had been subjected to "terrifying interrogation" and exorbitant living fees after Turks and Caicos authorities discovered four rounds of hunting ammo in his luggage.

Watson and his wife traveled to Turks and Caicos in early April to celebrate friends' 40th birthdays. On April 12, security at the Howard Hamilton International Airport found four rounds of ammo "unknowingly left in a duffel bag from a deer hunting trip," according to a GoFundMe post made on behalf of the family.

The couple – from Oklahoma – were able to get through security with the ammo at their local Will Rogers World Airport. The TSA is currently reviewing protocols at Will Rogers World Airport to determine how the ammunition was able to sneak through security.

"TSA is conducting a review at OKC, which was the originating airport," the Transportation Security Administration said in a statement.

Ryan and Valerie Watson were both charged with possession of ammunition – a charge that carries a minimum of 12 years in prison in Turks & Caicos.

Watson told the Daily Mail that he and his wife were subjected to a "terrifying interrogation" after their arrest. He added, "It was all pretty intimidating."

Valerie told WBTS-TV, "When I heard that, I immediately was terrified because I was like, we can't both be in prison for 12 years. We have kids at home. And this is such an innocent mistake that we didn't even know we weren't – we didn't even know it was there. So yeah, my immediate thought was our kids and them being, you know, parentless for, for that long."

Ultimately, the charges were dropped against Valerie Watson – an elementary school teacher. She has since returned to Oklahoma to be with her children.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt – a Republican – sent a letter to the Turks and Caicos Islands government in an attempt to "vouch" for Watson and have him released.

"The Watsons are upstanding members of their community and the State of Oklahoma, and I can assure you countless others stand willing to confirm their high moral characters," Stitt wrote.

"First and foremost, the Watsons are devoted parents," Stitt said. "Their two young children, Van and Ellie, need their parents home without delay. Mr. and Mrs. Watson would never intentionally break the law. Again, they are unwavering in moral character, reliable neighbors, and devoted community members."

Stitt concluded, "Like many in Oklahoma, Mr. Watson is an avid outdoorsman. We learn to safely use and transport firearms from a young age. To the extent Mr. Watson possessed ammunition, it would have been due to an inadvertent oversight, not an intentional attempt to break the law. The Watsons are great Oklahomans, and their children and community need them home soon."

After spending nearly two weeks in detention, Watson paid a $15,000 bond to be released from jail, according to the Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force. His release has conditions, including surrendering his passport and not being able to leave the country. He also must check in with local authorities.

Forced to reside in Turks and Caicos has been costly for Watson.

Watson has reportedly been staying at a $500-a-night AirBnB with the financial assistance help of his in-laws.

At the time of publication, the GoFundMe campaign had raised nearly $210,000 for the Watson family to assist him with legal fees and provide money for his living expenses.

Watson's next court appearance is scheduled for June 7.

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Kyle Rittenhouse tells detractors at Kent State to 'cope harder' while the attacker he showed mercy to seethes outside



Kyle Rittenhouse visited Kent State University in Ohio Tuesday to speak about the importance of the Second Amendment as part of a Turning Point USA lecture series.

As with his other recent appearances, Rittenhouse was once again met with apoplectic teens apparently convinced — perhaps because of the liberal media's various false reports — that he was a "murderer" and possibly even a racist, despite having been acquitted of all charges and shooting only white men.

Among the radical leftists who gathered outside the Kent Student Center to protest the event was an individual who personally helped Rittenhouse understand just how critical firearms are to self-defense in America.

Gaige Grosskreutz, who now goes by the name Paul Prediger, addressed the angry mob and made expressly clear that he has a chip on his shoulder extra to the scar on his forearm.

The one who got away

Grosskreutz was one of the men who swarmed Rittenhouse during a BLM riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020. Whereas the domestic abuser with multiple convictions and the violent child molester who attacked the then-17-year-old Rittenhouse died for doing so, Grosskreutz was simply disarmed with a well-placed and merciful shot.

During Rittenhouse's murder trial, defense lawyer Corey Chirafisi asked Grosskreutz, "When you were standing three to five feet from [Rittenhouse] with your arms up in the air, he never fired, right?"

"Correct," answered Grosskreutz.

"It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun, now your hands down and pointed at him, that he fired, right?" said Chirafisi.

"Correct," said Grosskreutz.

— (@)

While ever keen to paint himself as an innocent victim, Grosskreutz was charged with a firearm offense prior to going after the minor with a gun in 2020.

According to the New York Post, Grosskreutz's lengthy criminal record also includes burglary, drunk driving, and a domestic incident. In 2010, he was apparently arrested and charged with smashing his grandmother in the face.

Grosskreutz tries again to stop Rittenhouse

The Ohio Student Association noted in a statement ahead of the protest that "Gaige Grosskreutz, surviving victim of the deadly massacre, alongside Kent students, will be hosting a press conference, followed by a teach-in, on campus to condemn Rittenhouse's status as a guest speaker and highlight the harm that his hateful and violent white supremacy inflicts on our campuses and communities."

Despite there being no indication Rittenhouse holds any racial prejudices, the OSA further claimed Rittenhouse's presence "embodies a deeply disturbing ideology of white supremacism."

On Tuesday, the OHA's guest of honor, Grosskreutz, indicated he was ending his silence.

"While I've simply tried to live my life and not relive those moments, Kyle Rittenhouse has taken a different path," said Grosskreutz.

In February 2023, Grosskreutz added Rittenhouse to the civil lawsuit he originally filed against the city and county of Kenosha along with local law enforcement officials. Rittenhouse has responded with a countersuit.

"He has used every moment to gloat and to make light of taking life," continued the leftist. "As if that were not enough, Kyle has embraced and been embraced by those who peddle hateful rhetoric, who believe in nationalism that excludes those who do not look like or think like them, and who have sought to amplify a troubling desire for violence against supposed political, cultural, and religious enemies."

Grosskreutz declared, "Enough of Kyle and his rhetoric, enough of the celebration of loss of human life, enough of the flawed logic because a 17-year-old who shot me and killed two others with an illegally obtained firearm, an illegally carried firearm is now somehow qualified to be a champion of gun rights."

#NOW Paul Prediger, Formerly Known As Gaige Grosskreutz, a man who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse on August 25 2020 in Kenosha, speaks on Kent State University campus ahead of Kyle Rittenhouse speech tonight.
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Grosskreutz failed in this latest attempt to stop Rittenhouse, who then took questions for nearly 40 minutes.

"Thank God I'm still alive and here to share my story," Rittenhouse told the crowd. "Because they really wanted to kill me. And it makes a lot of these leftists upset that I'm coming to these universities to share my story. And all I can say to them is: 'Cope harder.'"

WYSO-FM reported that during his speech, Rittenhouse called for the Ohio legislature to implement "campus carry" laws to ensure that law-abiding students have the means to defend themselves against various threats.

"What happens if these Hamas Palestinian terrorists come to the U.S. and try to attack us?" said Rittenhouse. "Are we supposed to be left defenseless?"

Rittenhouse's support for the Constitution and the ability for Americans to defend themselves did not resonate with the mob outside, which chanted, "Murderer!"

#NOW "Murderer! Murderer!" protesters chant outside of Kyle Rittenhouse TPUSA speaking event at Kent State University in Ohio. Protesters flip attendees off ad they leave the event.
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Pat Millhoff, a Kent State alumnus who attended the university around the time the National Guard shot student supporters of the genocidal Red Khmers, told WYSO, "So, it's just appalling to me that they would bring this particular speaker to campus so close to May 4th."

"I just think it's glorifying him. So I agree with free speech, but I'm just not sure this was the appropriate time and place to have this young man here," added Millhoff.

Despite the apparent desire on campus to shut down the event, a spokeswoman for the university stated, "We cannot ban speech because it would go against a core value and because of well-established laws governing free speech on public university campuses."

When leaving the campus, Rittenhouse thanked the protesters, telling them, "You've been a wonderful crowd. Wonderful crowd! Thank you!"

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'I continue to educate myself': Patrick Mahomes explains why he didn't call for gun control after Super Bowl parade shooting



Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that he was not quick to jump into a gun control narrative after a shooting at the Super Bowl parade because he needed more education on the subject.

After winning Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs gathered with approximately 1 million of their fans in the streets of Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate their second consecutive championship.

At the event, a shooting left 24 people injured with one 43-year-old mother killed. At least six people fired weapons that day.

While Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, visited kids in the hospital and donated to a victims' fund, the quarterback did not make any statements on gun control following the incident; the norm for many celebrities. He decided to tell TIME why he felt it was inappropriate to make comments at the time.

"I continue to educate myself," he told the outlet. "I don't want to make a quick response to something that takes a lot of education to really learn and make a swaying comment based off that. But I know we have to find a solution of some way to make this stuff stop."

Mahomes' teammate, kicker Harrison Butker, said directly that he believed strong fathers were the solution to crimes like gun violence.

"I know gun violence was a big discussion, but at the end of the day, this is degenerate violence, and it should not be occurring," he said.

"I don't think guns are the issue. I think we need fathers in the home that are being great examples for our youth," Butker emphasized.

MVP Mahomes has not been shy about jumping into political activism in the past, however. In 2020, he joined other black NFL players to make a video that asked, "What if I was George Floyd?" which directed the NFL to condemn racism.

The video also asked the league to "admit" it was wrong about "silencing our players from peacefully protesting," while showing images of Colin Kaepernick, who started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem.

Mahomes has also joined the very politically active LeBron James for voting campaigns in the past, but he said that while it is likely he would do something similar for the 2024 presidential election, he would not endorse a candidate.

"I don’t want to pressure anyone to vote for a certain president," he said. "I want people to use their voice, whoever they believe in. I want them to do the research."

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