McCloskey’s Gun Didn’t Work So A Prosecutor Ordered It Reassembled And Then Declared

AProudLefty said:
The point of the demonstration is to show that the weapon can be reassembled to make it lethal. It can be reassembled back to original.

Nothing is destroyed.
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During the incident the firing pin was removed. It was inoperable. Do you understand what that means?
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Question... What does "readily lethal" consist of? Is a firearm that has a magazine but nothing chambered with the safety on "readily lethal?" Is an unloaded firearm "readily lethal?" Is a firearm that has the safety on "readily lethal?"

What does that term mean?
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I dunno. I guess it means it can be reassembled to be lethal or replace a magazine with a full one.
 
AProudLefty said:
No. It can be restored to the original. You can't restore chemicals back to original.

Everyone KNOWS that it was non-lethal. So who is fooled? Certainly not the jury and the defense lawyer.
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It may feel like you are being objective here, but you are only trying to present any plausible path that favors your subjective goal.
 
Evmetro said:
It may feel like you are being objective here, but you are only trying to present any plausible path that favors your subjective goal.
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What is my subjective goal? The statute is clear. And it is clear that the weapon was inoperable. Those are at least two facts.
 
volsrock said:
McCloskey’s Gun Didn’t Work So A Prosecutor Ordered It Reassembled And Then Declared It Lethal

The gun Patricia McCloskey waved at protesters was inoperable when it arrived at the St. Louis police crime lab, but a member of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s staff ordered crime lab experts to disassemble and reassemble it and wrote that it was “readily capable of lethal use” in charging documents filed Monday, 5 On Your Side has learned.

In Missouri, police and prosecutors must prove that a weapon is “readily” capable of lethal use when it is used in the type of crime with which the McCloskeys have been charged.

Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley ordered crime lab staff members to field strip the handgun and found it had been assembled incorrectly. Specifically, the firing pin spring was put in front of the firing pin, which was backward, and made the gun incapable of firing, according to documents obtained by 5 On Your Side.

https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-...secutors-ordered-reassembled-declared-lethal/


It should be grounds for dismissing the charges BEFORE it ever gets to trial! And bring the DA, assistant Circuit Atty, and the head of the lab up on tampering with evidence charges NOW.
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All of which points outh whomever initially assembled the gun didn't know WTF they were doing. Not a lawyer, but "intent" seems to play a big part in a person's actions. Patricia McCloskey didn't know the gun wouldn't fire so she wielded it like it would.

Let's put it this way: If Patricia McCloskey tried to rob a liquor store with that gun in the condition it was in, would she be charged with armed robbery or not? I think she would...and should.

That said, I think this is a political show trial pushed onto the DA's office because the city is desperate. The McCloskey's will probably be exonerated.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
All of which points outh whomever initially assembled the gun didn't know WTF they were doing. Not a lawyer, but "intent" seems to play a big part in a person's actions. Patricia McCloskey didn't know the gun wouldn't fire so she wielded it like it would.

Let's put it this way: If Patricia McCloskey tried to rob a liquor store with that gun in the condition it was in, would she be charged with armed robbery or not? I think she would...and should.

That said, I think this is a political show trial pushed onto the DA's office because the city is desperate. The McCloskey's will probably be exonerated.
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That's a really good explanation. The case probably will be dismissed or they will be pardoned. So it's all moot really.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
All of which points outh whomever initially assembled the gun didn't know WTF they were doing. Not a lawyer, but "intent" seems to play a big part in a person's actions. Patricia McCloskey didn't know the gun wouldn't fire so she wielded it like it would.

Let's put it this way: If Patricia McCloskey tried to rob a liquor store with that gun in the condition it was in, would she be charged with armed robbery or not? I think she would...and should.

That said, I think this is a political show trial pushed onto the DA's office because the city is desperate. The McCloskey's will probably be exonerated.
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Actually, the gun had had the firing pin removed for use in a court case, the couple being lawyers as you know, and they knew it was a prop essentially
 
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