We were, you know, urban pioneers back when we bought on Portland Place in 1988. Second law of universal gun safety is a thing. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who confronted marchers with a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun last week, kept their guns out of sight Friday when the crowd returned, looking down on the protest along with their lawyer and private security standing by. This couple most likely earned their home and they should have every right to defend it from being destroyed. Terms of Use Powered by. Below is the transcript of the interview Monday morning: Anne Allred: Tell me what happened last night. 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.”. Mark McCloskey, 63, said he grabbed his AR-15 on June 28 as protesters broke through a gate on their private road because he feared they were “storming the Bastille” and would burn down his home. “The police report states that the couple contacted police ‘when they heard a loud commotion coming from the street’ and ‘observed a large group of subjects forcefully break an iron gate marked with ‘No Trespassing’ and ‘Private Street’ signs,’ BuzzFeed wrote. One man tweeted, “The same people destroying private property and threatening residents wonder why residents are coming out of their homes with AR-15’s…? On his Facebook page, McCloskey defended the jury’s decision in the 2011 case against Casey Anthony, who was accused of murder in the death of her daughter. God Bless the Second Amendment.”, Defend his family. Mark McCloskey is also a member of a St. Louis Lamborghini club. Video by Theo Welling/Riverfront Times, Interview with man who pulled out gun amid protest, ST. LOUIS — Mark McCloskey said he and his wife Patricia appear in the now-viral photos of the protest in their Central West End neighborhood. Patricia N. McCloskey is also a graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law, which she completed while simultaneously working full time and still graduating in the top quarter of her class.” The website adds: After several years working with a major law firm in St. Louis on the defense side, she moved to representation of the injured. So not cool to doxx my constituents who support #DefundThePolice on your FB live today. … certain people on the street are renting their houses, and we couldn’t get a few of the trustees to agree to make a phone call and tell them it was inappropriate.” A neighbor, Dr. Saul Boyarsky, told the newspaper the McCloskeys were, “trying to preserve the exclusivity of the neighborhood.”. Mark McCloskey and his wife Patricia became famous, or infamous, on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Welcome to the McCloskey Law Center. Thousands of online users slammed Mark and Patty McCloskey not only for pulling out firearms against peaceful protesters but for the way they incorrectly held their weapons, for running out of their home barefoot, for Mark’s salmon-colored shirt, and more. According to the Associated Press, David Maas, a Woodson Terrace Police officer at the time, was caught on dashcam video appearing to assault a man and was indicted on a federal charge in March. pic.twitter.com/ezaQcjHZOm, — torpedo johnson (@toledomccormick) June 29, 2020, Krewson said in a statement, “I would like to apologize for identifying individuals who presented letters to me at City Hall as I was answering a routine question during one of my updates earlier today. America getting too wild. 68,676, This story has been shared 67,425 times. Mark T. McCloskey is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of Missouri, Illinois, Texas and the Federal Courts of Nebraska. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights His home. Here’s what you need to know about Mark and Patty McCloskey: St. Louis AR-15 guy is an absolute baller pic.twitter.com/RHrv3VKMEZ. The Black Lives Matter terrorists who last week threatened St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey and his wife and back at his property, threatening him and his wife once again. July 5, 2020 | 12:19pm | Updated July 6, 2020 | 10:07am. The couple, through their attorney, says "the agitators responsible for the trepidation were white" pic.twitter.com/4zebQqSH0y, — Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) June 29, 2020. In 1993, Mark McCloskey wrote a letter to the editor about crime in St. Louis. They later spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention, speaking in favor of Second Amendment gun rights. I was terrified that we’d be murdered within seconds, our house would be burned down, our pets would be killed. I mean, those you know, I really thought it was Storming the Bastille that we would be dead and the house would be burned and there was nothing we could do about it. As the group passed their property in the private neighborhood of Portland Place, Mark and Patricia went outside to threaten the protestors, holding guns and pointing at them at the protestors in the street.