Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly. It is called the “rule of lenity” and has been around in the English system for centuries. For example, in 1547, the court was faced with a law making it a felony of steal “Horses, Geldings or Mares.”
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