Headlines such as, “Tragedy in Littleton”, “Could guns have prevented the massacre”, “Who’s to blame for Columbine”, have recently flooded the newspapers and airways, leaving much of the public disillusioned. These headlines exhibit the increasing role that media plays concerning the gun control debate. >From the onset, the media has had an enormous responsibility in covering the controversy effectively. However, many are currently concerned with media’s involvement in the debate, questioning their accuracy, …showed first 75 words of 2140 total…

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