Yeah, the standard left-wing media anti-gun piece. MSNBC tilts more strongly to the left than most of the others, but they're all run by looney America haters.
If you want to feel a bit better, though, follow the link to the message board about the article. Most of the posters there sound like they'd be right at home here with us.
I forsee the US being invaded by a small third world country in the next 50 years... why... because it is kind of hard to fight them off ir rocks and slingshots...