Gun-wielding couple in viral BLM standoff got firepower — and 'a voice' — back after legal saga

One of the defining images of 2020 featured two homeowners, two firearms and a confrontation that ignited a national firestorm. Six years later, the legal, political and cultural fallout from that moment continues to reverberate through debates over self-defense, private property rights, public protest and prosecutorial power. On June 28, 2020, as racial justice protests swept cities across America following the death of George Floyd , Black Lives Matter demonstrators made their way through Port