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Ret. Navy SEAL Jonathan Gilliam on Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘Everything He Did Was Textbook Perfect’
Breitbart ^ | November 24,2021 | Robert Kraychik

Posted on 11/24/2021 12:47:54 PM PST by Hojczyk

Gilliam stated, “When he had his weapon and he was confronted by these imminent threats of loss of life or serious bodily injury, he engaged in a proper manner to eliminate the threat. You didn’t see him out there hammering people down, mowing people down. It’s when the threat got too close and it posed an imminent threat … he took action.”

Rittenhouse’s control of his firearm was “amazing,” Gilliam emphasized. “[He] held his weapon properly … kept his weapon in his hands when he was getting beat [and] when he was running. He wasn’t sweeping people. He didn’t drop his gun, He held onto it and maintained positive control the whole time with his finger off the trigger.”

Leftist riots would have been prevented had thousands of Americans followed Rittenhouse’s example to defend the peace, Gilliam held.

“He was going to help out a neighborhood that he knew was going to be targeted by violent thugs that burned places down and destroyed businesses and lives,” he observed. “He went there to support those people. If 10,000 people had gone there and done that, none of that stuff would have happened.”

He added, “I commend him even more because he had the guts to go there at 17 years old, and go there and try to help people, take care and save their community. He didn’t do anything wrong.”

Videos of Rittenhouse shooting his attackers revealed “great weapon-handling skills,” Gilliam concluded. Rittenhouse “did not engage targets that were not presenting an imminent threat of loss of life or serious bodily injury

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commended; navyseal; retiredseal; rittenhouse; textbookperfect
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To: 1FreeAmerican

He corrected Tucker on it during the interview.

I found it interesting.

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41 posted on 11/24/2021 3:12:28 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Hiddigeigei
As a follow up to my suggestion:

The Honorable Lauren Boebert
1609 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC, 20515-0603

The Honorable Marjorie Taylor Greene
1023 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC, 20515-1014
42 posted on 11/24/2021 3:12:51 PM PST by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Hojczyk

I’m sure he’s had range time, and safety training,unlike some of the gang bangers who fire 100 shots and maybe hit one person by chance, normally an innocent bystander or child sleeping in their bed.


43 posted on 11/24/2021 3:17:20 PM PST by KosmicKitty (i am not responsible for gremlins attacking this tagline)
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To: Lurker

I was most impressed with the shot that disintegrated Grosskreutz’ tricep, if he indeed was trying to neutralize his weapon arm. But in retrospect I think a center mass shot like the one to Huber would have stopped the attack equally well and reduced future appearances on the witness stand still trying to hurt him. Ah well, lessons learned…


44 posted on 11/24/2021 3:29:24 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

As for low life, Democrat, Traitors, Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schumer...they all are throwaway garbage material. I only hope I see Biden and others sued for every penny they have, human, scum & vermin, that they are!!!
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Perfectly stated, and anyone not able to see them for the trash that they are is a blithering IDIOT or an anti-American traitor or both!


45 posted on 11/24/2021 3:44:21 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: Hojczyk

I find Kyle’s resemblance to Audie Murphy amazing. Murphy won the Congressional Medal of Honor at age 19.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Audie_Murphy.jpg


46 posted on 11/24/2021 3:49:58 PM PST by myerson (rs. )
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To: beaversmom

Whatever he decides to do, I hope he will be safe. He’s a nice young guy.
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I hope he’s being tutored on a daily basis to watch his back every moment of the day and night, because there’s probably many nut cases out there who would attempt to take his life simply for the notoriety and the adulation of the ‘rats and the criminal news media.


47 posted on 11/24/2021 3:55:17 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: Hojczyk

More of a perfect storm between the 3 Stooges f’ing up — particularly when Lefty failed to retreat — and Kyle keeping his cool.


48 posted on 11/24/2021 4:00:50 PM PST by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, and MERCK)
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To: mosaicwolf

He’s not going to be happy just sitting back. I would love to see him be a billionaire but I also want him to find life fulfilling work as well.


49 posted on 11/24/2021 4:08:44 PM PST by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: McGavin999

Given the current command structure no way would I recommend a young person volunteer to serve.


50 posted on 11/24/2021 4:17:40 PM PST by prov1813man
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To: myerson

He was turned down by the Navy and the USMC. Life was amazing.


51 posted on 11/24/2021 4:35:15 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: Chickensoup

“He would do well at Grove City College. Conservative. Military kids.”

One of my oldest son’s good friends went there. Admission is tough as it is a high-demand school. Not only do the students get a great education, the school does not accept any Federal money, so tuition is actually reasonable. Great school.


52 posted on 11/24/2021 4:41:39 PM PST by IMTOFT (At least I'm enjoying the ride...)
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To: prov1813man

I totally get your point. If he waits until Trump is back in WH he’d be OK. I’d like to see a Republican Congress pass laws that forbid things like the vaccine mandate and I’d love to see Trump do the republican version of Obama’s housecleaning.


53 posted on 11/24/2021 5:12:16 PM PST by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: Hojczyk

Watching the video, it was like divine intervention. It is a wonder no innocent bystander was injured.


54 posted on 11/24/2021 5:30:07 PM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: griswold3

No innocent bystander was injured due to his level of skill. Not a wonder.


55 posted on 11/24/2021 5:33:33 PM PST by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: Lurker

Second time I’ve heard of it. Back in 2003 during the invasion of Iraq, one of the members of the transportation company that made a wrong turn and were captured supposedly used his forward assist when his M16 jammed from the dust and dirt.


56 posted on 11/24/2021 5:35:08 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: G Larry
It was a hell of al lot better than the idiot ADA who pointed KR's AR at the jury with his finger on the trigger.


57 posted on 11/24/2021 5:38:25 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: rktman

I’m not sure I would have. I usually assume the firearm is in battery and am surprised when it clicks because it won’t fire out of battery.


58 posted on 11/24/2021 5:46:29 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: McGavin999

He would definitely not be able to pass the Seal BUD/S training without a lot of PT. But he could be a corpsman for a Marine company.


59 posted on 11/24/2021 5:51:44 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
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To: infool7

Nice post brother… well said.


60 posted on 11/24/2021 6:06:05 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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