{"id":590406,"date":"2021-07-13T18:50:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590406"},"modified":"2021-07-13T18:50:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:50:20","slug":"fact-check-did-media-and-sponsors-ignore-olympian-kim-rhode-because-she-is-pro-second-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-media-and-sponsors-ignore-olympian-kim-rhode-because-she-is-pro-second-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Media And Sponsors \u2018Ignore\u2019 Olympian Kim Rhode Because She Is Pro-Second Amendment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-media-and-sponsors-ignore-olympian-kim-rhode-because-she-is-pro-second-amendment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590406&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kim-Rhode-scaled-e1626127376501.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10223851700098579\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims the media and sponsors \u2018ignored\u2019 six-time Olympian Kim Rhode because she is an outspoken supporter of the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rhode\u2019s accomplishments were widely covered in the media for more than a decade. She has several sponsors, according to her website.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image shows&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2016\/08\/30\/olympic-shooter-kim-rhode-talks-gun-control-feminism-and-media-bias\/\">Kim Rhode<\/a>, an American double trap and skeet shooter and six-time Olympian, holding a shotgun.&nbsp;\u201cFirst woman to medal in six straight Olympics media and sponsors ignore her because she is outspoken pro-2A,\u201d reads text included in the image.<\/p>\n<p>Rhode won Olympic medals in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, making her the first female to win medals in six straight Olympics, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/News\/2016\/August\/12\/Kim-Rhode-Becomes-First-Woman-To-Medal-At-Six-Straight-Olympic-Games\">U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee<\/a>.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/09\/fact-check-shelby-houlihan-test-positive-marijuana\/\">(RELATED: Did American Runner Shelby Houlihan Test Positive For Marijuana?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhode is also an outspoken supporter of the Second Amendment, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrawlf.org\/our-members\/kim-rhode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Rifle Association<\/a> (NRA). She served on the NRA board from 2017 to 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guns.com\/news\/2017\/05\/01\/olympic-shooting-legend-kim-rhode-elected-to-nra-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guns.com<\/a>, and has spoken out against gun control initiatives in her home state of California on <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4440102\/rio-2016-olympics-shooting-kim-rhode-second-amendment-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PVXdeg6aXFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">occasions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>News outlets and sponsors have not \u201cignored\u201d Rhode for her stance on the Second Amendment. Rhode\u2019s Olympic achievements have been thoroughly reported on over the years by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/rio-2016\/2016\/08\/12\/kim-rhode-skeet-shooting\/88619694\/\">major<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/olympics\/news\/rio-olympics-american-shooter-kim-rhode-makes-history-with-bronze-medal-win\/\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.nbcsports.com\/2019\/08\/23\/kim-rhode\/\">outlets<\/a> including:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150526171010\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1996\/07\/24\/sports\/atlanta-day-5-shooting-17-year-old-turns-clay-pigeons-to-gold.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/kim-rhode-captures-fifth-olympic-medal-in-skeet-shooting\/2012\/07\/29\/gJQAjNNpIX_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210226140219\/https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/more\/la-sp-rhode-olympics-20160627-snap-story.html\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tokyo-shooting-olympic-games-2020-tokyo-olympics-sports-4e06b0185a33bf6cdd6c872c88ee3f16\">Associated Press<\/a>, among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetorch\/2016\/07\/31\/487770855\/u-s-olympian-kim-rhode-wants-to-use-her-shot-at-history-to-dispel-stigma\">others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rhode has also made several appearances on national television, such as Today and Fox News @ Night, according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1622760\/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1\">IMDb page<\/a>. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/kimrhode.wordpress.com\/sponsors\/\">website<\/a> states she is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/winchester.com\/\">Winchester Ammunition<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berettausa.com\/en-us\/\">Beretta USA<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/safariclub.org\/\">Safari Club International<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truckvault.com\/\">Truck Vault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4440102\/rio-2016-olympics-shooting-kim-rhode-second-amendment-guns\/\">Time Magazine<\/a> in August 2016, Rhode did say she believes her outspokenness about gun issues has prevented her from landing mainstream sponsors. She has also said there is a certain \u201cstigma\u201d around her sport because of its association with guns that makes some would-be sponsors wary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2016\/08\/30\/olympic-shooter-kim-rhode-talks-gun-control-feminism-and-media-bias\/\">The Daily Signal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the gun debate and the Olympics, there definitely is that stigmatism that\u2019s attached to our sport due to all the negative publicity that guns get,\u201d Rhode told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2016\/08\/30\/olympic-shooter-kim-rhode-talks-gun-control-feminism-and-media-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Signal<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Rhode did not qualify for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.nbcsports.com\/2020\/03\/09\/kim-rhode-shooting-tokyo-olympics\/\">NBC Sports<\/a>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims the media and sponsors \u2018ignored\u2019 six-time Olympian Kim Rhode because she is an outspoken supporter of the Second Amendment.Verdict: False Rhode\u2019s accomplishments were widely &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314625,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kim-Rhode-scaled-e1626127376501.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Media And Sponsors \u2018Ignore\u2019 Olympian Kim Rhode Because She Is Pro-Second Amendment?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-590406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kim-Rhode-scaled-e1626127376501.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Media And Sponsors \u2018Ignore\u2019 Olympian Kim Rhode Because She Is Pro-Second Amendment?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}