Or at least are talking to someone who knows something about firearms. FReepers aren't the only ones who know which end of the rifle the bullet comes out of.
I can understand how you might get that impression from reading what reporters write. Don't most papers still have at least one person who covers the outdoor sports that they could check with?
There were hunters, cowboys, sheep herders, miners, loggers, tiehacks, farmers, ranchers and the like formerly there. They all have been driven out by the drug dealers and Hollywood celebrities.
These urban areas are so ‘pc’ that hunters have been driven out. The liberals will not tolerate anyone with a different point of view. The newspaper editors would have likely fired anyone not ‘pc’ enough.
That is why they do not know the difference between ( now ) a .30-caliber ...( Last time ) : 30-millimeter ...