NBC Chicago Spins Supreme Court Ruling

More media bias on the Supreme Court ruling. NBC Chicago didn’t do much to conceal its particular bias on the ruling:

“Mayor Daley has already planned for the worst.”

The news organization offered only commentary from Daley but nothing in the way of counter point, except to mention Richard Gardiner, the lawyer who represented Dick Heller in the case between Mr. Heller and D.C. over its own Draconian gun ban. The news site further offered this anti-gun bias, which to us borders on editorial:

“If the court reverses the ban, Chicago most likely will create a weapons registry and make that information available to police, firefighters and others who respond to emergencies. Gardiner said the pending lawsuit he filed is fighting a similar registry in D.C.

“The city is also thinking about requiring anyone who purchases a gun to also buy insurance — a step Gardiner said D.C. didn’t take. But, Daley said, ‘It’s common sense.’”

Is it common sense as Daley says? We question this statement, but note that NBC Chicago did not. What D.C. essentially makes law-abiding citizens do is take training courses, spend time on the firing range and spent several hours in a classroom. While this might seem like common sense, we wonder how many criminals bother with the process? Maybe spending some of that energy and resources to keep the streets safe would make more sense. At least that’s how we see it.