Re: “The press seems to relish in doing gun control stories in the week leading up to the annual convention of the National Rifle Association.”
Ah, that explains it.
MSN.com, my homepage, has featured gun violence stories for the last two weeks.
Kinda begs the question: Why do you use MSN.com as your homepage? I make mine a blank page so my browser isn't delayed by anything networky when it is starting.