NYT, MSM Trying New Tactics in Gun Control Fight

By Patrick Richardson

News outlets like The New York Times have, to some degree, learned from their past mistakes. It used to be that any article from the mainstream media about a shooting — especially a mass shooting — would be replete with errors about firearms that anyone with a cursory knowledge of the subject would spot.

But somewhere along the line, these journalists realized they looked like fools, opining on something about which they had no knowledge. So, they acquired some. Not a lot, but just enough to make them look like they know what they’re talking about and appear objective while really demonizing firearms and the industry — particularly that evil black rifle, the AR-15.

Take for example, last week’s piece from The New York Times on the Parkland shooting.

Five of the six deadliest mass shootings of the past six years in the United States. In each of them, the gunman had an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle.

This is hardly surprising. AR-15s are legal to own, and there are millions of them in circulation. They’re also easy to maintain and easy to learn. The New York Times continues:

The N.R.A. calls the AR-15 the most popular rifle in …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms