Gold Medalist Shooter Fires Massive Shot At Liberal Anti-Gunners

The Olympic games are supposed to be an apolitical gathering of athletes from around the world engaged in fierce but friendly competition in a variety of sports and sporting events.

Unfortunately, thanks to our hyper-partisan liberal media, the games are becoming increasingly more politicized, as reporters seemingly can’t help but inject their bias into the questions they ask of the athletes competing in the quadrennial games.

Take for example a recent TIME interview with gold medalist Olympic shooter Kim Rhode, who is attending her sixth Olympic games in Rio this year, where she stands to become the first female Olympian to win a medal in six straight games.

The 37-year-old skeet and trap shooter was pressed for her opinion on the issue of strict gun control as a response to incidents of gun violence, and she wasn’t afraid to tell the reporter exactly how she feels about it.

“We have that stigma attached to our sport,” explained Rhode. “When you are talking to a NASCAR driver, they’re not asked to comment on an incident that occurred with a vehicle.”

“We should have the right to keep and bear arms, to protect ourselves and our family,” she said. “The Second Amendment was put in there not just so we can go shoot skeet or go shoot trap. It was put in so we could defend our First Amendment, the freedom of speech, and also to defend ourselves against our own government.”

Rhode further stated that it was her intention to teach her 3-year-old son the same outlook on gun rights as he grew older.

“I hope to have him out there shooting, when he becomes of age,” she said. “I started when I was like 7 or 8 years old, and it was something that was a big deal in my family, to gain that right of passage.”

As to strict gun control laws being passed in the wake of tragic mass shootings or terrorist attacks, like the one in San Bernardino, not far from Rhode’s home in Los Angeles, she couldn’t be more in disagreement with the “misguided” politicians who react that way.

“My heart breaks for those people,” she said, but such tragedies merely “make we want to carry even more.”

“I shoot 500 to 1,000 rounds a day, so having to do a background check every time I purchase ammo, or every time I want to bring ammo in or out of a competition or a match, those are very challenging for me,” said Rhode, explaining the inconvenience of California’s new gun control laws.

“Also, I’ve had guns in my family for generations that have been passed down, and now I’m going to register them as assault weapons. And they will not be passed on to my son, or to me from my father,” she continued. “It definitely does affect me and give me a reason to speak out more.”

Rhode, who is sponsored by firearm manufacturers Beretta and Winchester, will shoot for another gold medal and a place in history on August 12.

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