Posts Tagged ‘Castle doctrine’

Twitter Locks My Account Over Defending My Right To Use Lethal Force In Self-Defense

Monday, May 23rd, 2022

This is the offending tweet:

Evidently Twitter has decided that mentioning use of lethal force to defend your life and home (legal in all 50 states, but especially in Texas, a castle doctrine state) is forbidden. Or, more likely, the left-wing “duh, you don’t need to worry, because there’s only a 7% chance home invaders will commit violence!” troll reported it as a “threat” and Twitter just automatically suspends accounts over mere reports.

I have appealed.

Hey, can someone forward this to Elon Musk?

Soros-Backed Prosecutor: How Dare You Use Guns To Defend Your Lives, McCloskys! Have Some Felony Charges! Missouri AG: Slow Your Roll

Tuesday, July 21st, 2020

Incompetent, George Soros backed St. Louis Democratic prosecutor Kim Gardner announced that she’s filing felony charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who defended their home against #BlackLivesMatter intruders by merely brandishing their weapons on their own property. In fact, Gardner charged the couple with both a felony and misdemeanor count, evidently intending to pressure the couple into pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charges to avoid jail time.

Enter Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt: Homey don’t play that:

Within hours of the ruling, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief seeking to dismiss Gardner’s charges against the McCloskeys on the grounds that their Second Amendment rights are being violated.

“The right to keep and bear arms is given the highest level of protection in our constitution and our laws, including the Castle Doctrine, which provides broad rights to Missourians who are protecting their property and lives from those who wish to do them harm,” Schmitt said in a prepared statement provided to Fox News.

“Despite this, Circuit Attorney Gardner filed suit against the McCloskeys, who, according to published reports, were defending their property and safety. As Missouri’s Chief law enforcement officer, I won’t stand by while Missouri law is being ignored,” Schmitt said.

The brief filing says the attorney general “respectfully requests that the Court dismiss this case at the earlier possible opportunity.”

Note that this is not the first time Schmitt has rebuked Gardner for being unwilling to do her damn job.

Do you think the McCloskeys agreeing to appear at one of President Trump’s virtual campaign rallies had anything to do with them being charged?

Oklahoma Woman Kills Man Breaking Into Her Home In Self Defense

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

“Officials have released the 911 tape from this morning’s home invasion shooting that left an intruder dead from a shotgun blast.”

Good for her. If she lived in the UK, she’d be on her way to prison right now.

(Hat tip to Fark.)