The nation now waits for a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. 

After closing arguments on Monday, the court reconvened Tuesday for the 18 members of jury to be randomly reduced to 12. Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and injuring a third after violence broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake last summer. The 18-year-old faces five felony counts including intentional homicide.

This case in particular is giving jurors much to think about when it comes down to the reasoning behind Rittenhouse's actions and what that means for him going forward.

21 News spoke with local attorneys to gather their legal and societal perspective on the trial. Valley lawyers say the jury must not be swayed by outside factors in this heavily watched case. 

"Everyone else in the world has made this about something else," said Dave Betras, and attorney with Betras, Kopp & Harshman. "Ultimately, it's about whether Kyle Rittenhouse violated the laws in the state of Wisconsin."

Betras says self defense in Wisconsin's supreme court explains one can't use self defense if they are the one causing the need to use self defense.

"In other words, if you started the fight, you then can't claim self defense," Betras explained.

There's also the argument of Rittenhouse needing to use self defense to protect private property.

"It's generally accepted in the law that you can't use deadly force to protect property," Betras said.

"If you're an armed Second Amendment supporter, then you're looking at it like you're sympathetic," explained Matt Mangino, a criminal defense attorney and a former prosecutor. "If you believe there shouldn't be people walking the streets with AR-15 defending people's property, then you're looking at it through a different lens."

Both Betras and Mangino explained they agree with judge dismissing a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. 

This is because Wisconsin law states the ban on minors possessing dangerous weapons applies to minors that are armed with rifles or shotguns only if those weapons are short-barreled. 

Rittenhouse is still charged with first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and attempted first-degree recklessly endangering safety for endangering an unknown person.

Mangino says Judge Bruce Schroeder is continuing to draw legal criticism with actions like playing Jeopardy with potential jurors, applauding a veteran in the courtroom on Veterans Day and making Rittenhouse pull jurors for his own case from a raffle drum.

"Conduct like that ultimately is something that could be reviewable but we have to understand the only time cases are reviewed is when there's a guilty verdict," Mangino added. 

As the jury continues to deliberate, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers placed 500 National Guard troops outside of Kenosha ahead of a verdict in the coming days.