Posted on 06/29/2020 5:00:03 PM PDT by Kazan
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is contemplating whether a pair of married lawyers broke any laws on Sunday when they aimed firearms at nonviolent protesters who were walking past the couple's Central West End mansion en route to a protest at the nearby house of Mayor Lyda Krewson.
In multiple videos, including one that had more than 13 million views by Monday morning, Mark and Patricia McCloskey are seen aiming their weapons at the protestors. Mark McCloskey is shown holding an assault-style rifle, while Patricia is seen holding a semiautomatic pistol. It is unclear if either gun is loaded.
Gardner issued a statement late Monday morning, stating that she was "alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protesters were met by guns and a violent assault." She added that her office is "currently working with the public and police to investigate these events."
Gardner concluded her statement with these words: "Make no mistake: we will not tolerate the use of force against those exercising their First Amendment rights, and will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable."
The protestors on Sunday were headed to Krewson's house to demand the first-term mayor's resignation for releasing the names and addresses of people who had called for defunding the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
No such thing as brandishing in Pennsylvania, don’t know about Missouri.
But there are plenty of other laws our creative Police/DA could use.
tucker Carlson blistered the Republican Governor of Missouri for his inaction on this, nothing from him, not a call, not a word, no state troopers to the rescue, NOTHING!
So in MO you can shoot a thief who does not threaten grievous bodily harm or death?
The bad news is they will be charged with civil rights violations,
What a shock to them that dems in position of power would turn on them. Their probably thinking, WTF? all the money we've donated!
So in those states with brandishing laws I presume the police never point their firearms at someone without shooting them. Really?
... and they will still vote for Biden instead of the Bad Orange Man, if just to atone for the mortal leftist sin of owning an “fully automatic weapon of war” with “exploding bullets” and “high capacity clips” ...
do you live in Missouri?
Used to be that if you were on someons property and they ordered you off and you advanced or refused to leave you were entirely in the wrong. This is to say nothing of a mob doing it.
They ‘terrified’ the ‘peaceful’ protestors
The reality is that had they not had firearms they would have been beaten and dragged into the street and left for dead while their home was ransacked.
I have a feeling those two will be more than able to defend themselves legally.
Step away from the bong.
She’s also the witch behind levying bogus charges against our Governor. He ultimately resigned. It was all a set up.
If the dems go after the couple, then the DOJ should arrest and charge them under USC 18 - 242. Time to stop the dems abuse of the legal system.
"State law allows a person with a valid concealed carry permit or endorsement, lawfully carrying a firearm in a concealed manner, to briefly and openly display the firearm to the ordinary sight of another person, but the permittee is prohibited from intentionally displaying the gun in an angry or threatening manner that is not in necessary self-defense. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.037."
It seems like the question is whether or not their display of firearms was "in necessary self defense". Based on what has happened around the country in the last few weeks it seems like a tough case for the prosecutors to make.
Can blow them away if you ‘feel’ threatened or they are threatening your place of residence.
Can blow them away if you ‘feel’ threatened or they are threatening your place of residence.
“5. Subdivisions (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10) of subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense pursuant to section 563.031, RSMo.”
https://law.justia.com/codes/missouri/2005/t38/5710000030.html
By law, you can brandish a weapon in a lawful act of defense. And given the circumstances, they WERE defending themselves. And brandishing is NOT “use of deadly force”.
See: https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/brandishing-law/
Hard to say. November, maybe. 🤗🧨
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