{"id":219755,"date":"2025-09-02T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219755"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:40:36","slug":"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Mark Oliva<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t be fooled. Antigun activists posing as \u201cjournalists\u201d are letting the mask slip and revealing themselves for what they really are. They are paid shills for a total disarmament movement bent on erasing Second Amendment rights altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Our very lives are at risk&#039;: Activist speaks out on gun violence in U.S.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6eL0d4Od1To?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take, for instance,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/mike-spies-1\/articles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">Mike Spies<\/a><\/strong>. Spies is a writer for The Trace. That\u2019s the propaganda&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/bloombergs-propaganda-arm-the-trace-naming-shaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">gun control mouthpiece<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for antigun billionaire Michael Bloomberg\u2019s Everytown for Gun Safety. They\u2019ve been&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/the-trace-is-revealed-yet-again-as-the-bloomberg-owned-anti-gun-agitprop-outlet-we-know-it-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">exposed before<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s no secret that The Trace isn\u2019t \u201cjournalism.\u201d At best, it\u2019s advocacy. It pushes a gun control narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What might not be so clear to some is that The Trace, and Spies, partner with several news outlets to push that message to a broader audience. The latest is Rolling Stone. There are others. The Trace boasts about partnerships with 300 national and local media organizations. Those range from The Atlantic, Newsweek, USA Today and Politico to local news outlets including&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/inside\/2023\/09\/20\/wbur-and-the-trace-announce-new-podcast-the-gun-machine-how-america-was-forged-by-the-gun-industry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">WBUR<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/reporting-editing\/2021\/this-newsroom-wants-to-connect-gun-violence-victims-with-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>WHYY<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bias-check\">Bias Check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spies recently joined MSNBC\u2019s Katy Tur where&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aDPVXSBfDhw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">he said<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cYou have to be honest, and say what will actually work, which is what nobody wants to hear, which is that there are just simply way too many firearms, and they are way too accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aDPVXSBfDhw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>He added<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0\u201cAnd they\u2019re too powerful, even <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/firearms\/handguns\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>handguns<\/strong><\/a> too, again, that\u2019s why in Australia \u2026 It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s not politically acceptable to say it. I\u2019m not here as a politician or anyone who works in politics. I\u2019m a journalist. Whether or not you like it, the only thing that really works, if you really wanted to bring down gun violence, was to do what Australia did and to do what many other countries in Europe do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spies predicted he would get \u201cthreatening blowback\u201d for making his claim. That\u2019s not what he\u2019s getting. He\u2019s being exposed for the gun control activist he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fairness, NSSF has received multiple requests from Spies for comment on several pieces he\u2019s published. He\u2019s always been polite and professional. And NSSF has always politely declined his invitation. Simply, NSSF won\u2019t dignify the masquerade that The Trace \u2013 or its writers \u2013 is legitimate news. They aren\u2019t. It is \u2013 at best \u2013 activism. At worst \u2013 it is an outlet determined to destroy the God-given rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. They are carrying the water for Bloomberg\u2019s antigun crusade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trace bills itself as \u201can independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom.\u201d Their independence is hardly true.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/exclusive-the-independent-news-outlet-secretly-funded-by-everytown-for-gun-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">GunsAmerica Digest<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;dug into their tax records in 2020 that show 70 percent of their funding comes from Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control group that\u2019s bankrolled by antigun billionaire Michael Bloomberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, John Feinblatt \u2013 the same Feinblatt that heads Everytown for Gun Safety and once served as a senior advisor to Bloomberg when the billionaire was <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-york-city-mayor-responsible-cop-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>New York City\u2019s mayor<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 is the principal officer listed on tax filings for The Trace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minimizing-gun-owners-rights\">Minimizing Gun Owners, Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spies let the mask slip. He wasn\u2019t \u201creporting\u201d the news. He was advancing a gun control narrative. He quickly agreed to Tur\u2019s minimization of gun owners in America, when she posed that \u201cthe majority of Americans don\u2019t own guns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s an attempt to minimize gun owners. By saying, and Spies agreeing, that gun owners are a minority of the American population, he is also agreeing that the right to keep and bear arms is minimized to what U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas warns would be viewed as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2015\/12\/second-amendment-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>second-class right.<\/strong><\/a>\u201d The right to keep and bear arms exists for all Americans to exercise at their choosing. The 2024 presidential election saw&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025\/2024-presidential-election-voting-registration-tables.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">144 million people vote<\/a><\/strong>. That\u2019s 65.3 percent of the registered voting public, but only 44 percent of the American population. No one in their right mind would argue that the right to vote should be eliminated because only a minority of Americans chose to exercise that right. But that\u2019s what Spies and Tur argued should be considered when it comes to Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are an estimated 491.3 million firearms in civilian possession as of 2022. There is no federal firearm registry in America. That\u2019s against the law. Lawful firearm ownership is estimated by polling and by tracking the number of <a data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/fbi-director-background-check-system-failed-s-c-church-shooter-shouldnt-have-been-cleared-to-buy-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System<\/strong><\/a> (NICS) verifications that have been conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pew Research&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/07\/24\/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">estimates<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that 32 percent of Americans surveyed professed to owning at least one firearm, with 40 percent of adults surveyed saying they live in a household with a gun. Those figures don\u2019t take into account those Americans who self-select out of those surveys because they don\u2019t want to be identified as a gun owner for privacy or security reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF data showed that since 2020, over&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/update-make-that-26-million-new-first-time-gun-owners-since-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">26.2 million people \u2013 more than the population of Florida<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 have become new gun owners. The fact is, gun ownership is growing and is more representative of America because more and more Americans from all walks of life are becoming gun owners. The fastest growth of gun ownership has been seen among&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/black-women-gun-ownership-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\">African American women<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spies, however, let the truth spill out. For all the claims of wanting \u201ccommon sense\u201d gun control, the fact is that he, Everytown and The Trace don\u2019t want that. They want gun ownership eradicated in America. They want the elimination of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are things Spies has said that should be believed. When he says he wants bans on all guns \u2013 including handguns \u2013 believe him. That\u2019s what he wants. That\u2019s the narrative he is driving. However, when he says he\u2019s an unbiased \u201cjournalist,\u201d nothing could be further from the truth. His words reveal what he really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spies is a <a data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lott-vs-gun-control-advocates-a-1000-bet-on-brazils-crime-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\"><strong>gun control advocate<\/strong><\/a> masquerading as a journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"antigun-activists-masquerading-as-journalists-let-the-mask-slip\" title=\"Antigun Activists Masquerading as Journalists Let the Mask Slip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t be fooled. 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