A gun rights organization said they are 'awarding' Kyle Rittenhouse with an AR-15, calling him a 'warrior' for self-defense rights

• A guns rights organization pledged to "award" Kyle Rittenhouse with an AR-15 following the teen's acquittal.
• Gun Owners of America called Rittenhouse a "warrior for gun owners and self defense rights."

A gun-rights organization pledged to donate an AR-15 rifle to Kyle Rittenhouse after he was $4 on Friday following the fatal shooting of two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

"GOA will be awarding Kyle Rittenhouse with an AR-15 for his defense of gun rights in America," Gun Owners of America $4. "Join us in saying THANK YOU to Kyle Rittenhouse for being a warrior for gun owners and self defense rights across the country!"

The organization says on its $4 that it represents some 2 million gun owners.

$4, $4, celebrated Rittenhouse's acquittal as a victory for gun rights. Donald Trump Jr. joined GOA's call, urging supporters to sign a virtual $4 "in support of Kyle," $4.

"Gun Owners of America is sending Kyle Rittenhouse an AR-15. Sign the card in support of Kyle. Americans have a fundamental right to defend themselves, and to keep and bear arms. The verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is a recognition of those rights," Trump Jr. said in a $4.

Attorney Mike Richards, who represented Rittenhouse, responded to Trump Jr.'s tweet.

"He's an idiot. I don't have to expand on that because it speaks for itself," Richards told Insider.

Rittenhouse was charged with fatally shooting two men and injuring a third on the evening of August 25, 2020, amid civil unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. He was also charged with recklessly endangering two other men.

The teen $4 to all the charges against him, testifying on the witness stand that he shot the men because they attacked him first.

The jury delivered their verdict Friday afternoon, following three-and-a-half days of deliberation.

Joshua Zitser contributed to this report.