The so-called “mainstream” media holds a distinctly anti-gun bias when it comes to reporting about violent crime and defensive uses of guns. It’s been that way for decades, and only seems to be getting worse.

Phrases like “gun crime” have edged out the more-accurate “violent crime” while “mass shootings” have replaced “mass murders.” Both semantic changes are intended to place more blame on guns and less on criminals—a popular anti-gun ruse to change the minds of those who aren’t familiar with the issue.

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