The New York Times is part of the left wing socialist cabal including NBC,CBS and ABC among others known as the "mainstream news media".
Only the clueless and educated Libtards ,who should know better, pay any attention to them anymore. This is demonstrated in the sharp decline in their ratings and audience numbers.
They're running scared that the Republicans will kick some serious booty come this November hence the tone of that article.
Jim

The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.