St. Louis Gun-Brandisher Mark McCloskey Announces Run for Senator of Missouri

[durangodawood]

I would definitely agree that they're bad at guns... pretty sure they were accidentally pointing them at each other at point during the encounter....

You 100% sure about that?

 

[BBAS 64]

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.

Good Day,

I wonder if they get their weapons back... I know they purchased new ones shortly after they were taken.

In Him,

Bill

 

[TLK Valentine]

Good Day,

I wonder if they get their weapons back... I know they purchased new ones shortly after they were taken.

In Him,

Bill

I don't see why they wouldn't -- they've been pardoned, therefore, in the eyes of the right, they are utterly exonerated and their crime never happened.

 

[SimplyMe]

Good Day,

I wonder if they get their weapons back... I know they purchased new ones shortly after they were taken.

In Him,

Bill

I don't believe so, based on my reading of Missouri forfeiture law. Since the weapons were used in the "commission of a crime," they are subject to civil forfeiture. It is an odd situation with the individuals who brandished them being pardoned but the pardon does not mean the criminal act did not occur and it actually still indicates they were guilty of the crime, even if their guilty verdict has been removed.

I will say, I'm not a fan of forfeiture laws, overall. The seizure tends to occur regardless of the guilt or innocence of the individual, often based on a "suspicion" of the officer, (some small towns in states like Texas use these laws to pay for their law enforcement) and, even after an innocent verdict, it can be almost impossible to get your property back (depending on state/local laws).

 

[Ana the Ist]

FYI: He’s actually made that same movie over a dozen times (many of which we’ve watched and forgotten) just under different names. He’s turning into Steven Seagal.

Show me Steven Seagal's version of Rob Roy and I'll be happy.

 

[renniks]

Some people don't understand any concept but " go hide and let them tear your home apart."
I don't think they are gun experts either, but overall they did the right thing.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple’s home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.

And in other news, Kevin Strickland is still in prison.

 

[essentialsaltes]

The McCloskeys plead guilty, surrender guns.

Usually candidates make some effort to conceal their crimes. But for some, it's all they have as a claim to fame. [Polling has him in 6th place within the GOP.]

 

[Fantine]

I wish they could lock him inside his "gated community." I imagine that all of his neighbors have been deemed acceptable to his affluent exclusive conservative sensibilities.

 

[JustOneWay]

People standing up for themselves and protecting their family against the victimization of an angry mob has always been a deeply popular narrative in the collective unconscious of the American public.

It's in Huckleberry Finn when the man steps out his front door to fire a warning shot at the mob he berates as cowards (because they are). It's why we suddenly sympathize with the Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein when the mob shows up with torches and pitchforks. It's why Liam Neeson got to make Taken three times despite it being interesting only once.

It's a popular narrative...because despite the attempts to spin it, one man defending what is his against the many looks brave.

Except nobody was attacking the man, they were just walking by. As a brave person, this man looked like a little scared boy. But I understand he had to defend that expensive chandelier.

 

[essentialsaltes]

SCOTUS declines to hear appeal from McCloskeys, couple who pointed guns at protesters

The court declined to hear the McCloskeys’ appeal as they attempted to end a probationary period tied to a suspension of their law licenses instituted bythe Missouri Supreme Court in February.

 

[essentialsaltes]

They were very nearly walked-past-their-house to death.

 

[RDKirk]

The "mob" didn't go to their door or come for them or even know who they were...or cared. Until they came out with guns.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Isn't Missouri where Eric "RINO Hunting" Greitens is also running for Congress?

Ah, yes...

It would seem that McCloskey is looking to out-Rambo his primary opponent.

 

[essentialsaltes]

This just in!

Vanilla Ice does not, repeat, DOES NOT, support Mark McCloskey's campaign.

 

[Desk trauma]

This just in!

Vanilla Ice does not, repeat, DOES NOT, support Mark McCloskey's campaign.

Now there’s the answer to a question I would have never asked.

 

[Pardon Maoi]

This just in!

Vanilla Ice does not, repeat, DOES NOT, support Mark McCloskey's campaign.

Has anyone checked in with Matthew Sweet, Lady Miss Kier or Eagle-Eye Cherry?

 

[Desk trauma]

He got 3% of the vote.

Maybe he should go brandish his gun at the board of elections.

 

[Arcangl86]

He got 3% of the vote.

Maybe he should go brandish his gun at the board of elections.

I mean not for nothing, he came in 5th in a 21 person primary. Not bad for somebody who literally only had one single controversial incident to base his whole campaign around.

 

[Desk trauma]

I mean not for nothing, he came in 5th in a 21 person primary. Not bad for somebody who literally only had one single controversial incident to base his whole campaign around.

#rigged #stolen #deepstate