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    Armed St. Louis Homeowner

    Armed St. Louis Homeowner: 'The Only Thing That Stopped the Crowd Was My Rifle'

    The St. Louis, Missouri, homeowner who stood against hundreds of protesters Sunday while holding an AR-15 says, 'The only thing that stopped the crowd was my rifle."

    The homeowner, Mark McCloskey, told KSDK that he and his family were outside eating dinner as protesters began moving through the neighborhood.


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    MO Couple Who Brandished Guns in Front of Protesters Now Being Investigated

    The New York Post reports McCloskey and his wife are now under investigation.

    St. Louis Prosecutor Kimberly Gardner said, "I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protestors were met by guns."

    She added, "We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated," she insisted, saying her office was "currently working with the public and police to investigate these events.


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    This is a tragedy that in the United States of America you defend your own property and then must face potential charges.

    Is this America?

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    No charges have been filed against the home owners. They really need some training on the way to handle guns though. The protesters were not peaceful and were making active, deadly threats. The protesters had broken into the private property of the homeowners and are being charges with 4th degree assault. Several of the violent protesters have been identified.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    MO Couple Who Brandished Guns in Front of Protesters Now Being Investigated

    [I]The New York Post reports McCloskey and his wife are now under investigation.

    St. Louis Prosecutor Kimberly Gardner said, "I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protestors were met by guns."


    MO Couple Who Brandished Guns to Protesters Now Being Investigated
    So what else is new?

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    I hope the couple is given some CPL advanced training. Maybe even have a gun shop step up and invite them. I wonder how much trigger time they get.

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    I do not own a gun. Do you think I should get one for self defense?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    I hope the couple is given some CPL advanced training. Maybe even have a gun shop step up and invite them. I wonder how much trigger time they get.
    I watched an interview with the husband, he mentioned his wife had little familiarity with guns. She was on the trigger the whole time, he wasn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    I do not own a gun. Do you think I should get one for self defense?
    If you can find a training course with your purchase it might even be fun.

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    Who is Kimberly Gardner, St. Louis prosecutor investigating gun-toting couple?
    Gardner described encounter as "a violent assault" against the protesters

    The standoff between a gun-toting couple who stood in their front yard and protesters who marched through the private neighborhood is under investigation, according to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner's office.

    Gardner, who was elected in 2016 on a platform of reforming the criminal justice system, was reportedly backed by liberal billionaire George Soros.

    Since being elected, Gardner has butted heads publicly with Missouri's Republican attorney general and faced lawsuits for allegedly ignoring public records requests.

    More about Gardner's investigation into the St. Louis couple, Soros' campaign support, her feud with the state attorney general and the lawsuits against her office:

    Investigation into gun-toting couple
    In a statement Monday, Gardner described the encounter between married lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey and the protesters as "a violent assault" against those exercising their First Amendment rights.

    "I am alarmed at the events that occurred over the weekend, where peaceful protesters were met by guns and a violent assault," Gardner said. "We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation or threat of deadly force will not be tolerated."

    She said her office was working with the police department to investigate the confrontation, adding that authorities "will use the full power of Missouri law to hold people accountable."

    No charges were filed against the couple as of Tuesday morning.

    ARMED ST. LOUIS PROTESTERS BROKE IRON GATE, THREATENED COUPLE BEFORE THEY DREW THEIR OWN GUNS, ATTORNEY SAYS

    Albert Watkins, the McCloskeys' attorney, told Fox News that under Missouri's Castle Doctrine, a person has "the absolute unmitigated right to protect his or her castle or family while on their property." He said the protesters were trespassing, "damaging and destroying private property and acting in a threatening and hostile fashion."

    "If Kimberly Gardner wants to press charges against two attorneys who are protecting their home and their family and themselves on their own property, I will tell you that it will be nothing short of the proverbial clusterf--- with the ensuing assertions that she's doing this for political purposes," Watkins said.

    "And I will tell you that as a person, I don't believe that to be what she is doing," Watkins added. "I just believe she probably has a difficult time reading the English language."

    George Soros connection
    Gardner, a Democrat, was elected circuit attorney of St. Louis in 2016, running on a campaign that promised to reform and rebuild trust in the criminal justice system and reduce violent crime.

    She was criticized ahead of the election for releasing a political ad paid for by the Safety and Justice Super PAC that was at least partially funded by liberal billionaire George Soros, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...

    A lot more story here:

    Who is Kimberly Gardner, St. Louis prosecutor investigating gun-toting couple? | Fox News

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