It’s not surprising that the NY Daily News would show disapproval of Wayne LaPierre’s toxic pro-gun rant yesterday, as shown below, since it occasionally tends more moderate than far-right:

but it is surprising that the Murdoch-owned NY Post ran with this cover on today’s paper:

It is true that Murdoch recently tweeted somewhat favorably about gun control, but the Post has for so long been a bastion of extreme right-wing positions it is striking they would take this tone against the NRA. It shows, I believe, how much the political climate on gun control has changed in the past eight days, and how far the image of LaPierre and his extremist organization have fallen, since the murders in Newtown, and Lapierre’s so-called press conference, where he appeared unhinged and took no questions from the reporters summoned to the briefing.

Thanks to David Taintor of TPM, who shared these covers earlier in my Twitter feed.