Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts - The Daily Gazette

Jul 09, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -6% Center

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    4% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Meanwhile, gun rights advocates are blasting the law."
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10% Conservative
"The law, he asserted, infringes on Second Amendment rights, and while applicants must list their social media accounts, he doesn't think local officials will necessarily look at them."
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-4% Liberal
"New York's law is rushed and vague, said Wandt, who teaches law enforcement persoel how to conduct searches on people through social media."
Negative
-8% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Meanwhile, gun rights advocates are blasting the law.
48% : The law, he asserted, infringes on Second Amendment rights, and while applicants must list their social media accounts, he doesn't think local officials will necessarily look at them.
46% : New York's law is rushed and vague, said Wandt, who teaches law enforcement personnel how to conduct searches on people through social media.
38% :Adam Scott Wandt, a public policy professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that he supports gun control, but that he worries the New York law could set a precedent for mandatory disclosure of social media activity for people seeking other types of licenses from the state.

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