NECN Article RatingCongressman reverses course, calls for assault weapons ban after Lewiston killings
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-14% Somewhat Liberal
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65% ReliableFair
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-14% Somewhat Liberal
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "We have one of the highest records of gun ownership in the country, and the lowest level of gun violence, King said." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "People care deeply about gun ownership." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "President Joe Biden and others within his administration reached out to local leaders to offer help." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Last night, the president called me, Collins said at the press conference." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "We just had a conversation with Merrick Garland, the attorney general, who says all resources are here, said Pingree." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Later, the late Sen. Diae Feinstein proposed an expansion that would have covered 157 weapons, and it was based not on functionality, but on cosmetic features." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Collins and Golden are among many lawmakers from Maine and elsewhere who have spoken out after the shootings." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "We're the place where people never thought there would be a mass shooting, said Rep. Chellie Pingree." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Collins added that she was the lead Republican sponsor of a bill to ban bump stocks, which was struck down by a federal appeals court in New Orleans earlier this year." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Golden spoke alongside Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who asked if she would also support a ban of assault weapons." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate Democrat who represents the Maine district where Wednesday's mass shootings took place, says his previous objection to an assault weapons ban was a mistake." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
55% : "We have one of the highest records of gun ownership in the country, and the lowest level of gun violence," King said.52% : "People care deeply about gun ownership.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.