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Report: Fox News producers told not to address gun control

Over the weekend, I noted that Rupert Murdoch's own stance on gun control differs greatly from the one most often advocated on Fox News, which he owns.

Murdoch has called on the president to get serious about banning automatic weapons; Fox News hosts tend to vehemently oppose any form of gun control, and some even argue for an extension of concealed-carry laws.

(PHOTOS: Pols speak out on gun control)

Murdoch has done nothing to influence the discussion on his own network. New York Magazine's Gabe Sherman now reports that David Clark, the executive producer in charge of Fox’s weekend coverage, told producers not to talk about gun control on air: