CBS, NBC Use Newtown Anniversary to Lament Lack of Gun Control; Comparable to Car Seats, Licenses

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With Monday marking the third anniversary of the horrifying murders of 20 children and their teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, the CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News used the somber occasion to lament the lack of gun control passed by the GOP Congress and compared the need for gun control to seat belts and passing a driving test to obtain a driver’s license.

Across the seven minutes and 29 seconds of coverage, there was not one soundbite or argument that presented an opposing viewpoint from the gun rights community. Unfortunately, this serves as little surprise for a liberal media that’s been ardent supporters of gun control (as NewsBusters has chronicled over the years).