Yet Another Biased NY Times Piece on Guns
Even when trying to present unbiased reporting on the issue of firearms, The New York Times seemingly can’t be completely unbiased. In an economic feature titled “Gun Control as Economic Stimulus,” the Old Gray Lady (Hag to gun owners) can’t miss a beat to take a swipe at guns, offering this take:
“…people were simply buying more guns and ammunition, apparently because they feared Barack Obama would curb their access to deadly weapons upon taking office.”
Was using the term “deadly weapons” really necessary?
Interestingly the article also offers insight on how excise take has also increased, suggesting that the 45 percent increase in gun sales (source: ATF) is good for the bottom line. Maybe this fact will finally get the liberal media to stop taking aim at guns, but that is probably too much to ask.
Gun Sales Bring in Big Dollars for States
Where is the news that firearm sales are bringing in money to states that really could use it? Only the Detroit Free Press has picked up on this noting:
“A federal tax collected on firearms and ammunition sales is redistributed to wildlife and hunting programs in each state, and only three — Alaska, Texas and Pennsylvania — get more money than the $17 million Michigan is expecting this year: $6 million more than last year’s record.”
We’ll have to wait and see if the rest of the mainstream media up on this story.
