Reports: Prosecutors tampered with McCloskey handgun in order to charge them

Reports: Prosecutors tampered with McCloskey handgun in order to charge them

by WorldTribune Staff, July 23, 2020 The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office ordered the city’s crime lab to reassemble an inoperable handgun seized from Mark and Patricia McCloskey in order to file felony charges against them, reports say. The handgun Patricia McCloskey said she used to defend her home during a June 28 confrontation with […]

Missouri Gov. Parson says he will ‘without a doubt’ pardon McCloskeys

Missouri Gov. Parson says he will ‘without a doubt’ pardon McCloskeys

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2020 Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he will pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who brandished firearms to defend themselves after they say rioters broke through a private gate and threatened them. Parson, a Republican, told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday that “without a doubt,” […]

12 members of Congress warn against ‘mob rule’ after seizure of McCloskey guns

12 members of Congress warn against ‘mob rule’ after seizure of McCloskey guns

by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2020 A dozen Republican members of Congress warned of a “chilling effect on the entire nation” after the Second Amendment rights of a Missouri couple were apparently infringed when a  rifle and handgun were confiscated by authorities after they confronted so-called protesters who had entered their gated St. Louis neighborhood. […]