Nothing new. The news and TV media has been doing this since 1968.
After 1968 Hollywood went anti-gun. Many of the TV shows constantly had anti-gun propaganda in their shows. Some I remember are...
Hawaii 5-0
The New People
Quinsy M.E. (We have to stop “IT” before “IT” kills again!) a reference to a pistol
Heck Ramsey
Streets of San Francisco
McCloud
A Gun In The House (TV movie)
Family Ties
All In The Family
There were many, many more.
There was a time in my life when I thought handguns should be banned.
I remember once, during church, a police officer (a fellow parishioner) attended mass in full uniform walking up to Communion, wearing his handgun, of course, and I was so angry at him thinking “ Why didn’t he leave that thing in his car”.
I was a lot younger and stupider back then, but I came around…
“All In The Family”
Gloria going on and on about gun violence:
‘Would ya feel better, Little Girl, if day had been trown out windows?’ ~ Archie Bunker (Paraphrased)