Through a lawyer, Mark and Patricia McCloskey say they support the Black Lives Matter movement after a video of them brandishing guns at protesters went viral.
Only yesterday Missouri couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey stood on their porch pointing guns towards protesters who were calling for police reform.At the time of publication, it's been retweeted more than 30,000 times. One of those retweets is from US President Donald Trump.On Friday last week, St Louis mayor Lyda Krewson held a Facebook Live briefing in which she read the names and addresses of those who wrote letters about wanting to defund the police force.
On Sunday, the group of about 500 protesters were marching towards Krewson's home to demand her resignation.The couple said they heard a commotion and saw people break a 'no trespassing' sign It didn't take long before videos posted online showed the couple standing outside their Renaissance palazzo-style home. Mark could be heard yelling while holding a long-barrelled gun. Patricia stood next to him with a handgun.
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