Kyle Rittenhouse to Gov. Walz: Come and Take My Guns

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Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of fatally shooting two people at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Wisconsin, had a stern message for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democrat vice presidential nominee, a gun control advocate.

“Hey Tampon Tim,” Rittenhouse wrote on X. “#ComeAndTakeIt.”

Rittenhouse also added three pistol emojis. “Tampon Tim” has become a nickname for Walz after he signed into law a bill requiring feminine hygiene products in both boys and girls bathrooms at schools in Minnesota.

Walz, a hunter and gun owner, has pushed for gun safety reform, including banning assault weapons, passing red-flag laws, and increasing background checks.

While in Congress, he earned an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association but endorsed stricter gun control measures following several mass shootings, including the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre.

In 2020, Rittenhouse was jailed after he shot three people during the protest, killing 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber and injuring 26-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz. He faced multiple charges after the shooting, including first-degree intentional homicide.

A jury acquitted him of all charges the next year after he argued that the shootings happened because he was defending himself.

Earlier this month, Rittenhouse said he would no longer vote for former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, because he was bad at protecting gun rights.

“If you cannot be completely un-compromisable on the Second Amendment, I will not vote for you,” he said on X. “We need champions for the Second Amendment or our rights would be eaten away and eroded each day. I support my decision and I have no take-backs.”

Rittenhouse reversed himself 12 hours later and once again endorsed Trump.

“I’ve had a series of productive conversations with members of the Trump’s team and I am confident he will be the strong ally gun owners need to defend our Second Amendment rights,” Rittenhouse wrote.

“My comments made last night were ill-informed and unproductive. I’m 100% behind Donald Trump and encourage every gun owner to join me in helping send him back to the White House.”