St. Louis man who waved rifle at protest running for Senate
JIM SALTER, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, Mark and Patricia McCloskey leave following a court hearing, in St. Louis. The McCloskeys, accused of waving guns at racial injustice protesters in the summer of 2020, are due back in court Friday, April 30, 2021, when a judge will consider whether to send the case back to a grand jury to decide if they should have been indicted in the first place.Jeff Roberson/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this June 28, 2020 file photo, armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey, standing in front their house confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson s house in the Central West End of St. Louis. The couple, who face charges are asking a judge to remand the case back to the grand jury for reconsideration. Attorney Joel Schwartz s motion cites a judge s decision in December to take the case away from St
Mark McCloskey Announces Run for U.S. Senate in Missouri
18 May 2021
St. Louis attorney Mark McCloskey, who, along with his wife, made headlines in June 2020 after pointing guns at violent protesters marching through their neighborhood, announced Tuesday that he will run for U.S. Senate in Missouri.
“When the angry mob came to destroy my house and kill my family, I took a stand against them,” McCloskey said in a video announcement shared to social media. “Now I’m asking for the privilege to take that stand for all of us.” He went on:
Our nation is under attack. Big tech, big business, the swamp in D.C., are all working together to destroy our God given freedom, our culture, and our heritage. When was the last time a politician defended you? Defended America? Stood between you and the mob?
Mark and Patricia McCloskey became celebrities in conservative circles and were vilified among Democrats after the incident on June 28 outside their lavish home in St. Louis Central West End.
Demonstrators were marching to the home of then-Mayor Lyda Krewson amid nationwide protests after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis. The protesters ventured onto a private street that includes the McCloskey mansion. The couple, both of them attorneys in their early 60s, said they felt threatened after protesters broke down an iron gate and ignored a “No Trespassing” sign. Protest leaders denied damaging the gate and said the march was peaceful.
In a campaign video, Mark McCloskey says it's time to protect Second Amendment rights and stand against "cancel culture. He also called systemic racism "a lie."