When the New York Daily News unleashed their scathing front cover in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings, it sent shockwaves through the conservative, God-fearing and gun-loving American community.
Still, covers designed to shock have been in the Daily News’ wheelhouse for a hot minute. When the New York Times steps up and uses their front page to have a personal go of the issue on gun violence in America, well, that’s quite literally a different story; now, for the first time in almost a century, the iconic paper will run an editorial feature on page one tackling the issue.
A front-page editorial in Saturday’s Times calls for an end to America’s gun epidemic: https://t.co/YFuoh6UqmZ pic.twitter.com/AipLKTC8Uk
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) December 5, 2015
Penned by the paper’s editorial team, the succinct piece says “certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership.”
“Politicians abet would-be killers by creating gun markets for them, and voters allow those politicians to keep their jobs.It is past time to stop talking about halting the spread of firearms, and instead to reduce their number drastically — eliminating some large categories of weapons and ammunition.”
The paper’s publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. said in a statement that “the front page remains an incredibly strong and powerful way to surface issues that demand attention. And, what issue is more important than our nation’s failure to protect its citizens?”
The left, supported by publications like the New York Times, wants to strip you of your constitutional rights.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) December 5, 2015
Fuck the Motherfucking New York Times: https://t.co/LPdCHcexCC
— Cody R. Wilson (@Radomysisky) December 5, 2015
It’s rather sweet the New York Times thinks a front page editorial on guns will do something. Hahaha.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 5, 2015
Story: The Hollywood Reporter.
Photo: Twitter.
