If there’s one thing for certain, it’s that the anti-gun fake news site thetrace.org, which touts itself as an unbiased news source, is always going to come down on the wrong side of the ongoing debate over the Second Amendment.
But don’t take my word that it’s nothing more than an anti-gun shill website focused on propping up gun-ban proposals. Just look at a handful of the site’s latest headlines, all of which have a distinctly anti-freedom twist: “Red Flag Gun Laws Under Fire,” “Shot By A Civilian Wielding A Police Gun,” “Gunmaker Sig Sauer Found Liable in Shooting Accident,” and “How a SCOTUS Decision Led to an Unprecedented Gun Sales Boom.”
The Trace’s latest “flackery” is a not-so-veiled attempt to scare readers into voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in this fall’s presidential election. Headlined “What Harris and Trump Might Do About Guns if Elected,” the story paints a rosy picture of Harris’ gun-ban credentials, while trashing her opponent, former President Donald Trump, insinuating that he’s a shill for pro-gun groups like the National Rifle Association.
“Harris has made the prevention of gun violence a key focus of her campaign,” the story boasts. “As we’ve reported, the Democratic nominee has backed gun safety regulations throughout her political career, and she has taken a prominent role in the Biden administration’s gun policy work.”
The report continues with a glowing report on Harris’ anti-freedom credentials, specifically mentioning the support for her campaign by a variety of gun-ban groups.
“Harris has received endorsements from all of the major gun reform organizations, including March For Our Lives, Giffords and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence,” the report states. “Brady’s president, Kris Brown, pointed out that Harris’s running mate, Governor Tim Walz, has approved ERPOs and other gun safety laws in Minnesota, and Brown believes he will work to implement similar policies at the federal level.”
Turning to Trump, the report attempts to make him out to be the bad guy as far as firearms are concerned.
“Trump has taken a different stance on guns by positioning himself as a staunch defender of the Second Amendment and aligning with the interests of gun lobbying groups like the National Rifle Association,” the report states. “The NRA, the most prominent gun rights organization in the United States, officially endorsed Trump during its annual convention in Dallas in May, where Trump was a keynote speaker. On the same day, Trump’s campaign announced the creation of a ‘Gun Owners for Trump’ coalition, signaling his intent to appeal strongly to gun rights supporters.”
“If reelected, experts expect Trump to resist new restrictions on gun ownership,” the report says. “He would likely support measures to expand concealed-carry rights, including allowing permit holders to carry their firearms across state lines without licensing.”
Lastly, the report lambasts the former president for remaking the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret the U.S. Constitution the way the Founders had intended.
“The three judges Trump nominated to the Supreme Court—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—have already had long-lasting implications for gun regulation,” the report warns. “One of the candidate’s senior advisors has said that if Trump returns to the White House, he plans to appoint more federal judges who interpret the Second Amendment broadly.”
While the report is unlikely to change any of The Trace readers’ minds as they’ve probably already “drank the anti-gun Kool-Aid,” it could turn some undecided voters who support the Second Amendment toward the Trump camp. When read just the opposite as it was intended, the report actually gives gun owners yet another reason to shun Harris at the polls in November.
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