Ah, of course - silly me. :-) And what better well for the gun-grabbers to draw a story from, than that putrid cesspool of gangland that is Chicago?
Well. think about it. The person(s) who decide “What is news”, well that’s just about the ultimate power.
If they decide that “news” is a couple of gay characters who can’t get wedding photos, then that’s what you are going to hear about. If they decide that “news” is fires in California, then that’s it.
Being in control of the broadcast media they can make “the news” be whatever they want.