Earlier today, I wrote about a story where the media didn't seem to introduce much, if any bias or spin in a piece about gun laws. It was kind of refreshing to see. I even wondered if it was the start of a trend.

Well, it might be, though I'm doubtful. Instead, I expect we're going to keep getting nonsense that tries to present the facts in the worst possible light for gun rights.

And it's not just American publications that do it, either. In this day and age where news from around the world rests at the tip of our fingers, publications from around the world can opine on our politics and present "news" in a way that may well seek to shape public opinion on those politics.

For example, this piece from The Mirror in the UK touches on an incident in Florida.

First, the headline: "Florida man, 39, pulls gun on ex-boss and 'threatens to kill everyone' around over $75 pay dispute."

That does, indeed, sound troubling. Some might see this as a case of Florida being in desperate need of some gun control. But let's look at the story itself.

A Florida man was arrested and taken to jail on Monday after he allegedly brandished a firearm on his former employer and co-workers in a dispute over $75, local police said.

The incident happened on the 4400 block of Eagle Falls Place in Tampa around 10.30am, police said. Tito Evan-Lloyd, 39, was reportedly upset about his paycheck and confronted his former manager. Seemingly not getting the response he was looking for, Evan-Lloyd allegedly pulled out a firearm and threatened to shoot his former employer as well as everyone in the area. He then fled.

Deputies said they located the suspect at a residence on the 400 block of Royal Palm Empress Drive in Ruskin. The disturbance seemed to be over $75 that Evan-Lloyd believed he was owed.

Oh, well...that's just that, then, isn't it? 

We know that reporters are trained to use the inverted pyramid method in writing stories, where important facts are at the top and less important facts are further down. This was originally so an editor could cut as needed to fit the allotted space in a newspaper but now is used because the attention span of the average news consumer is akin to a coked-out baboon.

Which is why this tidbit being further down is a bit of a problem.

The 39-year-old was slammed with charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felon carrying a concealed weapon and felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release.

That seems like kind of an important point, don't you think?

OK, I might be a tad unfair. This is the fifth paragraph out of 10, so it's not that far down, but it's still an important matter that probably should have been addressed pretty early. After all, this is a convicted felon who was illegally in possession of a firearm. It's also illustrative of the probability that he has some serious impulse control problems.

But by putting it in the middle of the piece, a lot of people won't get that far. They'll see that first little bit and assume they have the important points. Yet his felony convicted is just as important. It makes it clear that this is someone who has no respect for the law.

The fact that it would also make it clear to anti-gunners that gun control failed here is just one of the reasons it's important.

There's a reason people don't trust the media, folks.