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The McCloskey had to give up their firearms as part of their plea deal, so they went out and purchased new ones. (Photo: Mark McCloskey Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mark and Patricia McCloskey surprised observers last week when the couple pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges for brandishing firearms at a group of rioters who had broken into their gated community last summer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair earned national notoriety\u2014including in the gun meme universe<\/a>\u2014for their actions, but they remained defiant following their plea deal that included a provision to give up their firearms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d do it again,” Mark McCloskey, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, said<\/a> from the courthouse steps in downtown St. Louis after Thursday’s hearing. “Any time the mob approaches me, I\u2019ll do what I can to put them in imminent threat of physical injury because that\u2019s what kept them from destroying my house and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two days later, on June 19, the McCloskeys posted on Twitter images of themselves purchasing an AR-15 similar to the one Mark used in the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checking out my new AR! #2A<\/a> #MOSen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Qa5UKupXSX<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mark McCloskey (@mccloskeyusa) June 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: McCloskeys Charged with Felony for Waving Firearms at Protesters, Gov. Vows to Pardon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. The couple also agreed to give up the firearms they used in the confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson had vowed to pardon<\/a> the couple if they were convicted of their original felony weapons and tampering charges. The couple also said that they were uninterested<\/a> in accepting a pre-trial plea deal, so it\u2019s unclear why they decided to accept a plea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They may have been motivated by Mark McCloskey\u2019s political ambitions. The lawyer is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring Sen. Roy Blunt, and he\u2019s made the June confrontation a central element of his campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter a violent mob stormed onto his property and threatened his family, Mark made national news when he and his wife Patty and [sic] invoked their 2nd Amendment rights to defend themselves,\u201d \u00a0reads the home page of his campaign website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: St. Louis Couple Who Defended Themselves from BLM Protesters Speak at 2020 RNC<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

McCloskey also references the incident in the \u201cSecond Amendment\u201d portion of his website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMark and Patty McCloskey understand the incredible importance of the 2nd Amendment. When a mob came to destroy their home and hurt their family, the McCloskey\u2019s were able to protect their home thanks to the right to bear arms,\u201d it reads. \u201cThe McCloskey\u2019s story has empowered thousands of new gun owners across the country to purchase a firearm and learn how to defend themselves. Thousands of women have written to Patty to express their gratitude for taking a stand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McCloskey is running in a crowded Republican primary field that includes that state attorney general, a former Missouri governor, and several members of the Missouri delegation to the U.S. House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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