Pardoned Gun-Waving Couple Won't Get Weapons Back, Fine Refunded: Judge

[Judi Lynn]

Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty after waving guns at racial justice protesters walking past their home, but Missouri's GOP governor pardoned them

By
Mary Papenfuss
Dec 31, 2022, 11:43 AM EST

The St. Louis couple who notoriously brandished guns as racial justice protesters walked past their home will not be getting their weapons back nor their fines refunded, a judge has ruled.

Mark McCloskey, who ran a failed race for the state’s open Senate seat last year, and his wife, Patricia McCloskey, were pardoned in August 2021 by Missouri’s GOP Gov. Mike Parson.

The McCloskeys had earlier pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for assault and harassment in the 2020 confrontation. The couple turned over a Colt AR-15 rifle and a Bryco .380-caliber pistol to authorities as part of the plea agreement. But Mark McCloskey soon afterward posed, smiling, in a photo on social media with a new AR-15.

The McCloskeys were honored speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention, where Donald Trump was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-patricia-mccloskey-no-guns-fine-refunds_n_63afa419e4b0ae9de1b7048e

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. It's like I died and woke up in an alien bizarro world...did this all happen or was a media fiction??

[judesedit]

2. Remember, they thought they were big deals posing on their lawn with their firearms.

Basically, they were just a couple of assholes instead. lol. The picture was flaunted a lot by the magats. You'll remember when you see it.

[crickets]

3. Thank you, Judge Joan Moriarty.

The pardon may have cleared their criminal record, but "the guilt remains." So do those awful pictures. They will follow both of them around for the rest of their lives.

[Chainfire]

4. They have probably had an oil painting made from the photos hanging in the living room.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

5. you can pardon the asshole. they are still an asshole with a pardon

this couple can buy all the tough guy guns they want again ? (not sure on Missouri law)

This couple can't buy class and you can't buy respect..that photo tells us who you really are. enjoy