St. Louis' top prosecutor on Monday charged a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. "It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner — that is unlawful in the city of St. Louis," Gardner said. Patricia McCloskey points a gun at a man holding a video camera and microphone outside her home in St. Louis on June 28. Gardner, St. Louis' first Black circuit attorney, has been at odds with some in the St. Louis establishment since her election in 2016. WATCH | Trump shares video of couple pointing guns at protesters:U.S. President Donald Trump retweeted a news report featuring video of a St. Louis couple pointing a handgun and a rifle at demonstrators who were marching to the mayor's house.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2020 22:18 UTC