St Louis: when the power of government turns against citizens

President Trump has a political opportunity in this case. Verbal support for the McCloskeys and attacks on the prosecutor, and Soros who backed her, will play well with suburban voters afraid of the mobs.  Andrea Widburg

If Bolshevik Bernie hates billionaires so much, perhaps he will side with us against George Soros. TD
Soros-owned DA in St. Louis files felony charges against the McCloskeys 

. . . "It's true that Missouri Rev. State. § 571.030.1(3) makes it unlawful if a person “Exhibits, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner.” However, § 571.030.5 states explicitly that subdivision (3) “shall not apply to persons who are engaged in a lawful act of defense” per § 563.031. That statute, in turn, sets out the state’s Castle Doctrine (the right to defend one’s person and home) and a stand-your-ground doctrine:

1. A person may, subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he or she reasonably believes such force to be necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful force by such other person. . . .

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2. A person shall not use deadly force upon another person under the circumstances specified in subsection 1 of this section unless:

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(3) Such force is used against a person who unlawfully enters, remains after unlawfully entering, or attempts to unlawfully enter private property that is owned or leased by an individual, or is occupied by an individual who has been given specific authority by the property owner to occupy the property, claiming a justification of using protective force under this section.

3. A person does not have a duty to retreat:(1) From a dwelling, residence, or vehicle where the person is not unlawfully entering or unlawfully remaining;(2) From private property that is owned or leased by such individual. . . .

"Cutting through all that statutory language, what it means is that it’s an absolute defense to a charge of unlawfully waving around a gun without retreating if a person has a reasonable belief that he or someone else is in imminent danger. In this regard, it’s irrelevant that Gardner claims the crowd was “peaceful” and exercising its right to protest. What is relevant is that a mob of several hundred people smashed through a barrier onto private property, and swarmed near the McCloskeys, something that would terrify anyone." . . .

Much more in this article on the entire situation, including this Tucker Carlson interview

Sen. Josh Hawley Asks Attorney General to Look Into Investigation of Gun-Owning Couple    All you had to do was ask...

Missouri AG Files To Dismiss Charges Against McCloskeys: ‘I Won’t Stand By While Missouri Law Is Being Ignored’. . . Mark McCloskey, an attorney, recalled last month, “I went inside; I got a rifle … because as soon as I said ‘this is private property,’ those words enraged the crowd. … Horde, an absolute horde came through the smashed-down gates, coming right at the house. And then I stood out there, the only thing we said is, ‘This is private property, go back, private property, leave now.’ At that point, everybody got enraged, there were people wearing body armor.”
“One person pulled out [some] loaded pistol magazines and he clicked them together and he said, ‘You’re next,’” McCloskey continued. “We were threatened with our lives, threatened with the house being burned down, my office building being burned down, even our dog’s life being threatened. It was about as bad as it can get. You know, I really thought it was the storming of Bastille, that we would be dead and the house would be burned and there was nothing we could do about it. It was a huge and frightening crowd and they broke in the gate and they were coming at us.”" . . .

St. Louis couple hit with felony charges; outraged governor says murders are backlogged, Soros-backed prosecutor accelerated this

Liberal billionaire George Soros, who backed Gardner, likely envisioned moments like this when he engaged in a national effort to instill progressive ideologues at the local prosecutor level.  

"Missouri Gov. Mike Parson called Gardner’s decision to file charges “outrageous.”
“Kim Gardner’s action toward the McCloskeys is outrageous. Even worse, the Circuit Attorney’s office has admitted there is a backlog of cases and dozens of homicides that haven’t been prosecuted, yet she has accelerated this case forward,” he tweeted. “We must prioritize laws that keep our citizens safe over political motivations. Kim Gardner owes every single family who has had a loved one murdered an explanation on why she has acted on the McCloskey case instead of theirs. Her inaction is not fostering an environment of safety for the many communities and neighborhoods in St. Louis she serves.” . . .