Roanoke Times Article Rating

Mother of 6-year-old who shot Newport News teacher expected to admit to marijuana use, gun possession

Jun 12, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    80% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -25% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : And the case comes at a time when marijuana is legal in many U.S. states, including Virginia.
46% : Marijuana is still a controlled substance under U.S. law and is strictly regulated by federal authorities.
42% : She did not have a breakdown for convictions related to marijuana or other drug use.
38% : The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law.
36% : Federal authorities allege Taylor knew "she was an unlawful user" of marijuana when she bought the gun last year and denied her use on the form, court documents stated.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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