The problem with the "broken gate" is that there is video of the gate fully intact while the protesters are walking through it. The gate was broken at a later point in time... Broken only once the McCuskey's realized they were in the national spotlight. I'm pretty sure any video of the gate being damaged has been deleted.

Having a lawyer come out and later state that the handgun was "inoperable" is laughable.

Even if you live in a private gated community, you can't just go around waving guns at people because they are walking by your house or at worse stepping on your grass.