Firearm Murder Rates Down 49% Since 1993

And the public is largely unaware, as seen at Pew Social Trends.  Here's the main point:

But why is the public unaware of this good news?  Because of know-nothing reporting in the legacy media, that's why.  "AR-15 Shotgun," anyone?  A fair measure of scorn should go to know-nothing demagogues too, who have prattled on for decades about non-issues like "shoulder things that go up."