We all know that virtually all democrats lie, cheat, and engage in election fraud. Now they’ve been caught altering evidence in order to file charges against innocent homeowners.
Recall that Missouri couple, Mark T. and Patricia N. McCloskey, were filmed defending their lives and property against violent BLM and Antifa rioters. Mark was armed with an AR type weapon, Patricia was waving around a chrome handgun.
After several days of nonstop MSM fake outrage, both weapons were confiscated and soon, felony charges were filed for “flourishing” firearms. Missouri state law defines “flourishing” as:
Exhibiting, in the presence of one or more persons, any weapon readily capable of lethal use in an angry or threatening manner;
First, let me say that Mrs. McCloskey had no business being outside waving a handgun around like she was holding a cocktail. Until she undergoes intensive firearms training, she should not be allowed to pick up any firearm.
VERY CASUAL ATTITUDE FOR A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION.
(Naturally, if in danger of imminent death, one must do what one must do.)
Back to the “flourishing” charge. To file that charge, and have it stick, there needs to be a “weapon readily capable of lethal use”.
In the case of Mrs. McCloskey, there was no such weapon. It turns out that
The firing pin on the weapon, that appears to be a compact pistol, was placed behind the firing pin spring, rendering it unable to fire. Police and prosecutors must prove that a firearm is “readily” capable of lethal use in order for a conviction in unlawful weapons cases, such as those that Gardner has charged the McCloskeys with.
THE HANDGUN, LATER ALTERED
That fact makes it even dumber for Patricia to have been outside, facing down rioters with an inoperable weapon. One protester threatens to forcibly take the gun from her. She might have been killed for being stupid.
Also, several times on the video, she is seen pointing the weapon at her husband. Good thing it was unable to fire.
Inspection of the weapon by the Police Crime Lab revealed that it was altered to render it inoperable. It was altered for use as a dummy firearm. The McCloskeys, both lawyers, had used it for courtroom demonstrations where functional firearms are not allowed.
If it was known that the firing pin on the weapon was placed behind the firing pin spring, rendering it unable to fire, why did the Attorney Generals office go ahead with the charges?
Kim Gardner
Soros-linked Saint Louis Prosecutor Kim Garder’s subordinate, Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley, ordered employees at the Saint Louis Police crime lab to reassemble the firearm in a functional capacity. (Gardner’s office adamantly refuses to prosecute Black Lives Matter rioters).
Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley
You read that right. The Saint Louis Prosecutors ordered the police to alter the McCloskey’s pistol in order to file criminal charges. (Why didn’t the crime lab refuse? How often does something like this happen?)
McCloskey family attorney Joel Schwartz slammed what appears to be naked alteration of evidence in legal proceedings in response to released documents, stating that “it’s disheartening to learn that a law enforcement agency altered evidence in order to prosecute an innocent member of the community.”
Disassembled, reassembled, then test fired.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has moved to dismiss charges brought by St. Louis’ top prosecutor.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt
President Donald Trump and Governor Mike Parso have stated that they will pardon the McCloskeys if Gardner secures a conviction on the charges.