It’s Not Just The Leftist Media That Misunderstands Guns

By Tom Knighton

We love to mock the media for freaking out about nothing when it comes to guns. For example, I remember a case years ago where a man shot someone and claimed self-defense, and the media wanted to make a big deal about how he had 50 rounds inside his own home. Can you believe that? 50 whole rounds.

What we call a box or two of ammo (depending on the counts).

But it’s not just the left-leaning, mainstream media that botches it sometimes.

Ben Shapiro is vocally pro-gun. He’s also the man responsible for The Daily Wire. So, it’s not an anti-gun bias among the site’s leadership that resulted in this:

The New York man who was accused of leaving threatening voicemail messages for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Republican Conference Chairwoman Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) was found to have 200 rounds of ammunition at his home, according to nola.com.

Carlos Bayon, 63, also had receipts for an assault rifle and handgun, an affidavit filed from the U.S. Capitol Police attested. Investigators found 150 rounds of rifle ammunition and 50 rounds of shotgun shells as well as a 2004 receipt for an SKS assault rifle and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms