Gun Control Groups Duped By McLovin

Earlier this week, Mother Jones ran a story about Mary McFate, a respected gun-control advocate and board member of groups like Ceasefire PA. Well, ha ha, it turns out she was actually a spy for gun advocacy groups; her real name is Mary Lou Sapone.

So, yes: A bunch of gun control organizations were fooled by a woman who said her last name was McFate. Apparently she thought Fakey McFakerstein would have been a little too obvious. She wasn’t too worried about being caught, apparently, as a reporter from the magazine called Mary McFate’s home number, asked for Mary Lou Sapone and got her on the line.

Meanwhile, Ceasefire PA is holding out hope:

Phil Goldsmith, president of CeaseFire PA, said he had also tried to reach McFate after publication of the Mother Jones article Wednesday, to no avail. He said he would ask the 17-member board to remove McFate in the next 10 days if he did not hear from her.

I’m not quite sure what secret information she could have gleaned from her undercover work. Maybe she just did it for the lulz.

There’s Something About Mary [Mother Jones]
A trusted Pa. gun-control ally… and NRA spy? [Inquirer]