We all know why. The news rooms in this country, ink and electronic, are patently and overwhelmingly against the second amendment and in favor of severe gun control.
You certainly won't hear much about in TIME magazine. Here's the form letter they sent out in response to people who wrote in complaining about their "Death by Gun" cover story, which was heavily slanted -- note that the letter admits this and describes it as a *good* thing:
August 1, 1989
The July 17 cover story is the most recent in a growing number of
attempts on the part of TIME editors to keep the gun-availability
issue resolutely in view. Such an editorial closing of ranks
represents the exception rather than the rule in the history of the
magazine, which has always endeavored to provide a variety of
opinions and comment, in addition to straightforward news reporting,
as a way of engaging readers in interpreting the significance if
issues and events as they arise. But the time for opinions on the
dangers of gun availability is long since gone, replaced by
overwhelming evidence that it represents a growing threat to public
safety.
As we see it--and as we indicated in the report--our
responsibility now is to confront indifference about the escalating
violence and the unwillingness to do something about it. Our appeal
is for consideration of reasonable control over gun ownership--not,
as some have charged, for an outright ban--as a means of making it
more difficult for individuals to become targets of their own or of
others' deadly violent impulses. Not a panacea, to be sure. And
indeed, we are not asking for a cure for all of society's ills, only
for relief from one of its most needlessly destructive symptoms.
Certainly, readers are entitled to challenge our approach or our
position on this matter, and we appreciate your taking the time to
share your sentiments with the editors. Thank you for writing, and
best wishes.
Sincerely, Gloria Hammond, TIME Editorial Offices