A recent study by the MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER (MRC) documents the palpable antigun bias of the major television networks in reporting firearm related news. A study released by the MRC last year examined 653 morning and evening news stories from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1999, and found that stories advocating gun control on ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC outpaced those opposing by a ratio of nearly 10 to 1. The recent study examined the same period, and showed that the bias advocating more restrictions on law-abiding gun owners is accompanied by an apparent unwillingness to cover stories that the pro-Second amendment community would like to see.

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