The portrayal of American gun culture by the media is, at best, biased and intentionally misleading.
Despite having the Second Amendment clearly enshrined in our Constitution and subsequent affirmation from Supreme Court cases like D.C. vs. Heller, many in the media insert their personal disdain for private ownership of firearms when covering the issue.
They lecture law-abiding Americans on what they should and shouldn’t own, despite having armed security guards of their own. Legal gun ownership is often conflated with criminal wrongdoing. Reporting is overwhelming negative and antagonistic towards law-abiding gun owners and hunters— often lumping them with mass shooters and serial killers, respectively. If someone uses their firearm safely and legally to deter criminals and would-be malcontents, it’s either dismissed or suppressed.
That, however, is changing.
One publication that is giving gun owners fair coverage is TIME Magazine, which just released its November 5th “Guns In America” cover and issue. It was a joint effort between the renowned media outlet and French artist JR, a past TIME 100 winner, who wanted to learn more about American gun culture and communicate it through art.
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