Home owners from St. Louis speak at Republican rally.

RECOUNT HARROWING EXPERIENCE WHEN CONFRONTING THE MOB 

THEY ARE CHARGED FOR DEFENDING THEIR LIVES AND PROPERTY

Last night there was a rally held at the Lower Saucon Township Park. It was well attended and surely reached the 250  limit mandated by the state. It was a peaceful rally without any disturbances or presence of not invited groups. It was a closed non -press event. The main speaker was Mark McCloskey accompanied by his wife Patricia. They recounted their experience when confronting a mob who verbally threatened to kill them, burn down their house and rape his wife.

There home is a historic home built in 1904, they spent 25 years restoring it to its former glory in the heyday of a thriving area. In the area that they live it is a private neighborhood with the streets being classified as private property.

The McCloskey's live in a suburb of St. Louis, a city of 300,000, which is a shadow of the city that had a population of 856,000 in 1950. It has not had a republican elected in this district since 1953. At one time it was the 4th largest city in the U.S. and had been called the  "Gateway to the West"  It now has the highest murder rate in the U.S. and is considered the 13th most dangerous city in the world according to Wikipedia.

Their ordeal began June 28 of this year when a large mob of hundreds of protesters broke down the gate to their home and headed toward their home. The Mcclosky's were already concerned about what was happening a few miles from them in the city. They had been watching the looting, arson and other violent acts engulfing the city without much response from the police. When the mob entered their property he informed them this was private property and asked them to leave his property. The use of the term ,"Private Property" enraged the mob and they continued to move toward them. It is then, that he retrieved a rifle and warned them to stop. This confrontation lasted for around 15 minutes with several armed body armor clad individuals with the mob moving forward and threatening them. McCloskey was prepared to open fire when the crown eventually moved on. All this while they verbally threatened to kill them, rape his wife and burn his home. They had called 911 and it took 10 hours for a response.

When this became a national news story the nightmare escalated with black lives matter and antifa members vowing to return in the next week to do what they previously threatened. McCloskey asked for police protection and was denied, He attempted to hire private security but was told his best option was to grab all he could and leave. None wanted to get into a national news story. Finally he called the president and was later called by Tucker  Carlson of Fox News to do an on air phone interview. He then received calls from many security people from around the country who came to assist them. 

On August 7, a large crowd of approximately 1000 protesters gathered outside his property. The police then did show up and kept the crowd apart from the security people. Finally the crowd dispersed and some semblance of peace returned for this couple.

While not being very politically involved in the past they have now become a spokesman in warning all citizens about the dangers of allowing mobs to loot, burn and commit act of violence. Calling for the people in power to restore law and order and safety.

While 9 members of the mob were cited for trespassing, the McCloskey's have been charged with a list of felony charges for defending their property. Their ordeal is not yet over.

There is a lot of pressure by these left wing  groups to do away with laws that allow people to use force to defend their homes and property. I have watched many discussions were they believe that these laws are racist and no one should be able to use force to defend their property.  Many of these groups do not believe in private property and desire some form of economic redistribution by any means possible.