Editing Ladysmith, Wisconsin (section)

===2020 Kenosha unrest shooting firearm purchase===
On May 1, 2020, Dominick Black purchased a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle at the Ace Hardware located in Ladysmith. This rifle would later be fired by 17-year-old [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] during [[Kenosha unrest|unrest in Kenosha]] following the [[shooting of Jacob Blake]]. Black purchased the weapon using money given to him by Kyle Rittenhouse, and had an agreement that Kyle would take possession of the rifle when he turned 18.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vielmetti|first=Bruce|date=November 2, 2021|title=Kyle Rittenhouse's friend Dominick Black testifies he bought the gun used in the killings in Kenosha|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/02/friend-expected-lead-off-states-case-kyle-rittenhouse-trial/6244050001/|access-date=2023-11-12|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en-US|quote=Black testified that shortly after he got an AR-15-style rifle, Rittenhouse expressed interest in one. During a trip to Black's family's hunting property in May 2020, Black agreed to buy a rifle for Rittenhouse, who was 17 and couldn't lawfully buy or possess one.}}</ref>