Patricia and Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis couple who waved guns at George Floyd protesters last year, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and agreed to give up the weapons they used during the confrontation
last year pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges and agreed to give up the weapons they used during the confrontation.
The McCloskeys, both of them lawyers in their 60s, wore blue blazers and spoke calmly in answering questions from Judge David Mason during Thursday’s hearing. Judge Mason asked Mr. McCloskey if he acknowledged that his actions put people at risk of personal injury. He replied, “I sure did, your honor.”
The McCloskeys’ defense lawyer, Joel Schwartz, said after the hearing the couple had hoped to raise money by donating Mr. McCloskey’s rifle to charity, but acknowledged that it was an unusual request. “But I think that their conduct was a little unreasonable in the end,” he said. “I don’t think people should view this case as some type of betrayal or assault on the Second Amendment. We still have the Second Amendment rights. It’s just that the Second Amendment does not permit unreasonable conduct.”
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