The lead prosecutor in the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse claimed Monday the defendant lost the right to self-defense when he “brought the gun” to defend himself during a tumultuous night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August, prompting backlash from experts and spectators alike.

Closing arguments began Monday morning in the trial of Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who is accused of killing Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz after shooting him in the arm with an AR-style rifle. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger, the lead prosecutor in the trial, claimed Rittenhouse had no grounds to stand when feigning self-defense regarding the death of Rosenbaum and Huber.