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Dec. 4, 2012 6:47pm Jason Howerton

Bob Costas Says Gun Control Lecture Was a Mistake Because He Didnt Have Enough Time to Explain

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 19: Host/TV personality Bob Costas attends the 2012 Golden Goggle awards at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on November 19, 2012 in New York City. (Credit: Getty Images)

NBC Sports’ Bob Costas ignited a firestorm after his controversial remarks on gun control during the Sunday Night Football halftime show. He was responding to the tragic murder-suicide involving NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and then committed suicide at the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility.

While he has refused to walk back his remarks, Costas almost apologized for the rant during an interview for “The Dan Patrick Show,” saying it was a “mistake” to make such a complex argument when there wasn’t enough time to “flesh” it out.

Costas said he has received “tremendously positive” feedback as well as “considerable backlash” following his comments. He blamed some of the backlash on a coordinated effort by the “gun lobby.” He told Patrick that he was informed by a producer he would have about 1 minute and 15 seconds to talk about the Belcher case. He chose to use that time to read from sports columnist Jason Whitlock’s column, which blames guns for the tragedy.

“My mistake is I left it open for too much communication,” he said. He then blamed the criticism that followed on a lack of time to thoroughly discuss “football culture, the gun culture, domestic violence.”

Costas went on to say that he violated his own broadcasting rule:

“A friend of mine in broadcasting pointed this out to me yesterday, and I agree with him. He said, ‘you violated your own rule.’ Because we have had this discussion before. I’ve always said, if you’re going to get into touchy topics, nuanced topics, make sure that you have enough time to flesh them out…or save them for forums where you do. In this particular situation, the timeliness of it was, if you’re going to comment on it at all, it had to be this Sunday.”

Watch Costas’ appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” below:

Costas also blasted his critics who have called for him to be fired over the incident, saying it’s “beyond absurd” to want everyone you disagree with to be fired.

“This is simply a case of: some people don’t agree with it, or they don’t agree with what they think I was saying, and therefore, it would be okay if I was booted off the air … ‘yeah, let’s fire everybody we don’t agree with.’ It’s beyond absurd.”

He joked that there is apparently more regard for the Second Amendment in some circles than free speech.

So where does Costas really stand on the Second Amendment? He explains: “Well, here’s where I stand: I do not want to see the Second Amendment repealed.”

“People should be able to own guns for their own protection. Obviously, those who are hunters,” Costas added. “The access to guns is too easy in some cases. I don’t see any reason why a citizen should be able to arm himself, as they can in some states and some cases, arm themselves in ways that only the police or the military should able to — to have a virtual militia purchased by mail order or purchased at gun shows. Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”

Any answers?

(H/T: Mediaite)

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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:08pm
He sure is fast to claim that his freedom of speech was violated, when he chose to speak about restricting my right to keep and bear arms. How absurd is that?

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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:27pm
  I see your point.
  
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- pavepaws
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:31pm
  He gets booted for not doing his job. His job is not social commentary, but sports. If he wants to talk about a death of an athlete, then do so. Don’t use it to voice your own opinion, because no one wants to hear it.
  
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- DesertRose1960
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:32pm
  He didn’t claim his freedom of speech was violated. He said it was absurd to fire everybody we disagree with. There is a difference. And why do you need a semi-automatic to defend yourself or to go hunting? It’s not like the deer can shoot back.
  
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- RTFM
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:43pm
  Ditto !!!
  
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- FatManChew
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:53pm
  @DESERTROSE1960 Since cars also kill people should we ban it and ask why anyone needs a sports car when you can only drive 65 on the freeway?
  
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- subic
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:59pm
  DESERTROSIE, I’ll tell you why, because when an attacker is closing the distance on me or my family & it warrants deadly force, I want to make sure he/they go down. If a double tap center mass doesnt get the job done, (which it should) then a follow up semi auto salvo is just what I want.
  
  As far as using a semi auto when hunting, I am not going to even explain. Obviously you have never been hunting. Deer, hogs, elk, bears, even ducks, quail & other fowl.
  
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- Snowbaby
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:05pm
  @desertrose:because they are fun to shoot. Because our 2nd ammendment says we can own them. Because some people can afford them, because we have progressed into a semi-automatic over the years. There are a lot of reasons. To say: just because someone kills someone with a gun doesn’t make the gun bad, or to say: some people murder with knives, poisens, screwdrivers, etc. etc. and we don’t outlaw them, to people is useless anymore. If you have the opinion guns are bad you aren’t going to listen to reason. If you think semi-auto’s are bad you aren’t going to listen. So let people who want them be, and go on your way..because we can and you should.
  
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- charles116
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:06pm
  And what do YOU need an assault weapon for. The zombie apocalypse?
  
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- db321
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:09pm
  Oh OK Costas. Everything’s OK now. I am going to take back my Guns and start watching NBC again.
  
  It’s working, NBC is scared to death. Their Cable over Night Rating are in the tank. Remember if you have Cable and tune in to see what these Marxist are up too, you are putting money in their pocket with your Cable Box Rating. Stop Watching and they will go away or change.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:35pm
  It’s beyond comprehension why he makes the money he does for sucking at his job.
  
  Hey bob, semi autos hold more bullets than revolvers. That’s why we need em. And the gun lobby? Huh? We’re not all gun lobby, but I am a firm believer in the second amendment and every legal gun owners right to tote steel. If standing for your constitutional rights is lobbying, then I’m gun lobby. And you are obviously anti gun lobby. I bet bobby boy owns a semi auto. What rich pr-ck doesn’t?
  
  Hey bob stick to your crappy commentary on sports. I’ll keep totin steel and ******* people like you off for thanking the founding fathers by exercising my God given right to protect my family and property. Do you have any more questions you need answered you elitist j-off?
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:39pm
  And desert rose- in your infinite wisdom- deer hunters use mostly bolt action rifle moron. One shot. You don’t get two. You libbies are so stupid with your prerehearsed statements that have been said a thousand times.
  
  The walking dead that live among us shoot back and crazed meth addicts never feel the first shot. You’ll find out before me I’m sure of that. I’ll have another magazine in my pocket.
  
  Stick to your cliches and don’t venture into adult territory. You’re way overmatched sweetheart.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:41pm
  Charles-
  
  Yup. Good luck to you whatever it is you use to protect yourself. “I voted Obama” won’t save you.
  
  You’re zombie food.
  
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- subic
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:44pm
  CHARLES, yes!!! And to defend from tyrannical out of control govenment thugs wishing to put their boots on free citizens necks. Ask any Chinaman during Mao’s tenure, any Cambodian during Pol Pot’s regime, any Ukrainian during the Stalin era, any Jew during Hitlers rise of the Third Reich, any Ugandan during the Edi Amin era, or the Armenians pre WWI.
  
  The apocolypse zombies will be the starving unprepared masses when Obam collapses the US. Will you be one of them?
  
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- Daddy Hawg
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:44pm
  @Charles116, Please define what an assault weapon is. I would be glad to hear your definition. I have a baseball bat under my bed, if i use it to beat my neighbor is it an assault bat? AR in AR-15 was developed from the name ARmalite that manufactured the first of these types of firearms.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:03pm
  “What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”
  The second amendment, a$$clown. It’s not about needs, it’s about rights.
  Maybe all of us don’t have an armed escort to our limos.
  You go to your gated community, we don’t.
  
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- liltexasgal
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:06pm
  good point!
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:09pm
  What ever happened to occupy wall street? I guess wall street is all fixed now.
  
  And all the skinny jeans filthy hippie lice infested zucotti lung rapist tarp sex dirtbags are here on the blaze now to spout overused and under intelligent progressive talking points?
  
  Yup wall street is all fixed up. Nice job losers.
  
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- jrandolph1200
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:20pm
  Ok Bob…How about the fact that the criminals are carrying semi-automatic weapons. How about the fact that sometimes the first shot in a stressful situation is not always on target and the faster you can pop off another shot may save your’s, or someone elses life!
  
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- ehayes2006
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:26pm
  To: DESERTROSE1960,
  You have continually missed the whole point about the whole gun control thing. The second amendment to the Constitution of the United States was intended to allow the unrestricted allowance of any type of firearms or weapons necessary to the citizen populace to be able to allow them to forcefully negate any incursions on their rights as citizens, against an out-of-control government, it had NOTHING to do with hunting. I could go out tomorrow and bag a deer with a bow and arrow. Unfortunately, we have “progressed” to the point where communists and/or globalists have overtaken the government and are trying to take that right away, and for good reason….they are afraid that we will use those arms against them when they try to crush those that still believe in the original intent of the founding fathers of the United States. Remember that the original “gun control” laws were meant to take guns OUT of the hands of minorities….namely, those of African-American descent…and they were NOT initiated by the Republicans. There is much more I could say on the subject, but I will allow you to do your own research and realize you are wrong.
  
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- ambrosia
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:06pm
  Costas is a jerk.
  He’s sitting in his own steamin’ pile of crap
  blaming & accusing the “unwashed masses” as the defecators.
  
  For a “sports announcer/analyst”…whatever the dork gets paid to do-
  he surely felt it was a grand gesture
  on his part
  to lecture the world about gun control
  during an entertainment sporting event.
  
  How presumptuous !
  
  The ONLY impact his holier-than-now rant fostered
  was that of the stupidity cleaver,
  being thrown into the heart of a long, “illustrious” sports junkie career.
  
  Forget anything he’s ever done, any statistic he pulls out of his knothole head-
  this was his dumbest move, ever
  and the one he’ll be most remembered for-
  more than anything else, he has ever said or done.
  
  According to him,
  it’s wasn’t that he chose to expound his personal political belief
  during a football game-
  it was that he didn’t have enough time to “flesh” out his entire commentary.
  
  What a delusional DOPE !
  
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- black9897
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:35pm
  Bottom line: It’s none of you business if I own a hand gun or semi-automatic weapon. Maybe I want to use it for protection, hunting..or maybe I want to put a dress on it and pretend it’s my g/f. Doesn’t matter.
  
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- OlderCowGirl
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:52pm
  I wonder if Costas can intelligently discuss the common issue of killing, murder, and suicide. It’s all about ending the life of someone. Guns are not the problem (whether semi-auto or not). One bullet can kill. So can one knife, one arrow (familiar?), one bomb, one bat, one statue, one rock…etc.
  
  Hey Costas…talk please about killing. Forget the weapon. Killing is the issue…you know…doing away with your problems by killing. Please educate folks about people becoming dead…instead of blathering about guns…it’s called “coping”. Teach people to cope w/their problems. Get a divorce and move on. Give the child to someone else…don’t kill it. Tell your dad you hate him…don’t kill him. Tell the bully’s at school they are stupid and ignore them…don’t kill them. Leave your girl friend/boy friend. You don’t have to hurt them back. Move on and move up.
  
  Sheesh…
  
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- bulletsinthegun
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:55pm
  pOOR bOB’S MISTAKE IS HE WAS BORN
  
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- coldnorth
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 12:10am
  @ Desert Rose – Because the right to defend ourselves is a natural right. The founding fathers who put much thought into the bill of rights knew this, and intended an armed citizenry to be a bulwark against a tyrannical government.
  
  I usually don’t hyperlink, but this one hits the mark.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-akSvHkLE&feature=player_detailpage
  
  btw, I go with a 12gauge mossberg pump for home defense. If for some reason, you just wanted to get the hairs on back of an intruders neck to stand on end, cycle the action.
  
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- wzanesdad
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 1:37am
  The need Bob…for semi automatic weapons is for defense against a tyranical government. If the government has them so should we. In fact….constitutionally, they should all be fully automatic.
  
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- NukeHaze
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 3:52am
  He is a moron who does not likelyu understand the difference between muzzle loading, bolt action, semi-automatic, and full automatic weapons. And, YES, there are BIG reasons we should be able to own them not the least of which is a last defense against tyranny, not to mention protection and for obtaining food. He is an ignorant blow hard and should be shunned since we are not allowed to boycott, apparently.
  
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- phil1765
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 3:54am
  DesertRose1960
  You do realize, idiot, that the fact that the weapon was a semi-auto handgun isn’t the reason that the woman died from gunshot wounds right? I mean if he had of shot her 6 times, as with a revolver, she would be just as dead. Your arguement about semi auto weapons is beyond stupid. If I am a good shot, one is all it will take. But just to satisfy your curiosity, if you have an intruder break into your house and it is dark do you want 6 shots or 15? You obviously don’t know anything about firearms except you want to limit some law abiding gun owners right to buy the firearm of his choice. I don’t care if you own a weapon or not, so why the hell do you care if I own one? It is not like you would ever have to worry about being on the business end of it unless you were breaking into my house or physically harming my family, guaranteed you would find out how good a shot I am if you are doing either one of those.
  
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- SacredHonor1776
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 4:48am
  More idiots who do not know the difference between a semi-automatic and an automatic weapon. Most guns are semi-automatic, only fully automatic are assault weapons. But just like the left to try to confuse the terms so that all and most guns are banned.
  
  Also why do hunters keep handguns (which are almost always semi-automatic)? For small game or close range kills. Not all hunters are fully experienced, and do not always get clean kills. Sometimes they need close range weapon for defense from an injured beast.
  
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- KIWL-DA-WABBIT
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 5:13am
  You need a semi auto weapon to defend your self from our communist government, Russia and every other commie or dictator government took away the guns from the people, and then millions die, every time watch this.
  
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- KIWL-DA-WABBIT
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 5:14am
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDivHkQ2GSg
  
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- December5
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 5:55am
  It was the microphone’s fault, if there were no microphone then there would be no controversy. NBC should restrict microphone use. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- ron2win
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 6:16am
  Hey bob you maroonyite ,why do you need a bag full of golf clubs, when you only need one to hit the ball any wheres ?
  
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- Trigus
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 6:52am
  Bobble Head Bob works for the National Bolshevik Company. Does anything he says make sense? Last I checked there are illegal drugs and yet people still seem to get them. The UK bans guns yet there are crimes committed with guns. Bobble Head Bob has not checked Scotland Yard’s website on how many crimes committed in the UK involved a gun.
  
  Bobble Head Bob, football is a violent sport that can lead to an aggressive social behavior and combine with illegal drugs and alcohol and we have a problem. We should then push to ban football, drugs (already done), and alcohol and that should solve most of the problem.
  
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- US_SOLDIER
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 8:15am
  What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”
  
  Typical liberal stereotyping and assumptions, First either he is making this assumption in hunting purposes which I can give you an example of a time when a semi automatic weapon for “hunting” saved my life or at a minimum from being mauled by a bore hog. If you’ve ever hunted them you understand they dont usually go down with one shot and after the first shot they come after you naturally lol. Now lets assume he was saying it in the context of “home defense.” What happens if more than one intruder breaks into your home and all you have is a bolt action rifle to defend yourself? Are you supposed to call time out everytime you have to reload? Giving in-animate objects human qualities is absurd such as guns kill people, and by this arguement cars drive drunk and pencils misspell words
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 8:37am
  @Desert
  
  Your comment (and Costa’s) about semi-automatics demonstrate a profound ignorance regarding self defense. Those bucaneers in the old days didn’t carry multiple flintlock pistols because they look fashionable.
  
  If you wish to see the absurdity of your comments, ask the same question about police. Don’t let the cognitive dissonance make you too dizzy once you answer that “twist”.
  
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- coachsmac
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 8:45am
  Hey desertrose your right deer can’t shoot back, but the drug dealers can and other criminals have more firepower than the police do, so it is best to arm yourself with as much firepower as possible. The police are not here to Serve and Protect”, they are there to clean up the mess and then try to find the perpetrators. How many crimes do Police actually stop? Not many, they get a call and respond usually after the fact!! It is our right and our duty to protect our families and our livelyhoods, and as evil as the world is becoming it is imperative to have as many weapons and as much ammo as possible!!
  
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- Glenn_S
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:31am
  Dear DesertRose and any and all other ******* idiots who only know enough about firearms to jump up and bark when they hear the magic code words “semi-automatic weapon” : Semi-automatic simply means that the weapon will fire each time the trigger is pulled without having to take an extra step to chamber a new/fresh round and will continue to do so until there are no more live rounds remaining in the cylinder or magazine. A double-action revolver (hammer does not have to be cocked before each trigger pull to fire) is technically a semi-automatic weapon (though they are seldom referred to as such).
  That said, the constitution guarantees me “the right to keep and bear arms” – for my protection, for hunting and sporting purposes, to collect and display on my wall, or even to melt down and turn into some kind of goofy art piece should I so desire; it is my RIGHT to own a weapon or as many weapons as I choose. If a citizen can afford to buy and maintain a friggin’ battleship that he wants to dock on his property, in my opinion he has every right to do so under the constitution.
  Rant off.
  
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- TEXAS-T
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 12:09pm
  @DESERTROSE1960
  Simis are fun! Anyone who has fired one knows this. What’s we have ‘en. THERE ARE FUN!!! Why don’t you go and fire one, and see for your self.
  Remember: If you outlaw guns, then only outlaws will have them! Bob is just wrong, again.
  
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- TH30PH1LUS
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 2:28pm
  Bob Costas: “What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”
  
  Noah Webster: “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.”
  
  Thomas Jefferson: “No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”
  
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- Bohump
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 3:36pm
  Gun Control, … Is being able to hit the target every TIME !
  
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- Rollo2
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 8:41pm
  desertrose;
  do you know the difference between a revolver and a semi-automatic handgun?
  
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- inblack
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 1:55pm
  Another media loud mouth that does not know what a semi-automatic weapon is or why we have a second amendment right.
  
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Metallicat
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:08pm
Hank Williams Jr. was fired by the NFL for making a political statement during a football game and so should Bob Costas.

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- pavepaws
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:38pm
  If he and his newspaper buddy are so concerned about the arming of youth, then let him address the real problem of black on black violence. He should be able to tackle that in 75 seconds.
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:01pm
  If Costas doesn’t believe it’s right to carry a gun that’s his choice, but why does have have armed guards with him? It’s ok for him to hire someone to protect him, but most of us don’t have the funds to hire others to carry a gun to protect ourselves from harms way. hmmm? what’s his problem?
  
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- americansfightingforcommonsense
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:26pm
  Exactly! He was just as guilty! There is no room for politics in the NFL. Isn’t that why they didn’t want Rush Limbaugh to be a part owner of the St. Louis Rams?
  As far as semi-automatic guns: should we go back to muskets? Why should we have shotguns? Why should we have six shooters? Because we can, that’s why!
  
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- ron2win
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 6:23am
  The difference is Hank is on the right ,bob swings on the left .Only consers get fired ,lefty’s get defended to the end .
  
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kschmud
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:08pm
ARRGHHH….

Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”

…because the police and the military have them. The second amendment is NOT about hunting.

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- IWISHIWASINTEXAS
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:31pm
  Right on
  
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- RTFM
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:47pm
  Thank You ! Someone finally said it.
  
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- Lord_Frostwind
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:49pm
  Also, how many people are honestly good enough to hit the target with their first shot? Chances are you’ll barely have enough time to stop someone from knifing you with a semi auto, care to guess what someone’s odds are if they have to reload?
  
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- HisStoryUn
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:22pm
  Amendment II – A well regulated Militia, being [necessary] to the [security] of a [free] State, The [right] of the [people] to [keep] and [bear] [Arms], [shall not] be [infringed].
  
  A. Necessary (essential – indispensable)
  B. Security (protection – safety)
  C. Free (Unrestrained – Non-slave)
  D. Right (Honorable – Ethical)
  E. People (Citizenry – Kinfolk)
  F. Keep (Hold – Maintain)
  G. Bear (Carry – Hold – Contain)
  H. Arms (Weaponry – Armaments – Weapons of war)
  I. Shall Not (May Not – Must Not – Forbidden)
  J. Infringed (Contravene – Conflict – Impinge)
  
  Get it Costas?! Get it progressives?! This is NOT open to debate. The issue is settled, period! If you don’t like it, move to France but keep your hands, opinions and ideology to yourself.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:44pm
  History-
  
  BAM!
  
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- Daddy Hawg
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:48pm
  @Lord_Frostwind, I think I would be a better shot than the NYC police that hit 9 bystanders back in Augut….
  
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- OlderCowGirl
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 11:11pm
  Perfect point. So succinct and well put. We may need protection (so did the founding fathers) from our own government. One day you libs/dems/progs/environs will see what we mean. Hunting is irrelevant to the Second Amendment. BTW, you can trap animals if you need to. Animal critters are not usually looking to kill you.
  
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- coachsmac
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:10am
  Yea, this one gets it!! While we can’t be armed like the Military or SWAT teams, we can get close. We have not only the right, but the mandate of the Constitution to arm ourselves for protection, feeding ourselves, and to prevent a tyrannical government!
  
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- tajloc
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:29am
  Bob is a jerk…He should be fired and he should accept that all kinds of folks want him fired. We get to have desires and maybe he won’t be fired but we want him fired. Bob do you get it. You can say it but we get to say also. Calling our opinion stupid begs the question. I believe you should be fired. Shout your anti gun crap from the rooftops if you want but you should be fired.
  One blogger reminds Bob to mention Black on Black crime as being where Bob should be. No one would have fired Bob for that political opinion. Bob…you know nothing.
  Oh and Bob… Yesterday 100,000,000 legal gun owners DID NOT USE A WEAPON illegally yesterday. Why don’t you report how many saved lives with the threat of a gun.
  PS Rom 8:28
  
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toiletclogga
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:06pm
It’s not the damn guns Bob. It’s the culture of black America in which the young black males feel compelled to carry them, and use them as an extension of their penis! The problem is with the culture, not the weapon.

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:16pm
  Well said!
  
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M40-A1
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:05pm
The 2nd. Amendment may be way to complex for you to flesh out but for those of us who have actually read it it’s very simple. You made a conscious decision to make a political point. You made a conscious decision to delude yourself into believing you’re smarter than we are. You made a conscious decision to be a reprehensible unmitigated ass in front of the country. Nice try little Bobby however it’s too late. Say goodbye to your career. Then go to hell.

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- GUNNSUP
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:45pm
  “My mistake is I left it open for too much communication,” he said. He then blamed the criticism that followed on a lack of time to thoroughly discuss “football culture, the gun culture, domestic violence.”
  
  The “gun culture” is the American culture Bobby boy! God, guns and guts made America free. We intend to keep it that way you globalist shill.
  
  And for that KC columnist Whitlock, the NRA supports all law abiding responsible gun owners, white, brown, red, or purple. Our founders established the 2nd Amendment not for hunting, it was written to protect Americans from tyrants like the statist occupying the WH who is slowly boiling us into a communist state.
  
  Too late Bobby, I hope they fire you. and take Whitlock and that ESPN guy with you.
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:14pm
  The gun culture is different between White America, Black America and Hispanic America. Only one of these three groups can own a weapon, and actually refrain from using it until a life or death situation arises. The other two groups use guns as a way to get back as somebody for disrespectin’. Jus sayin’!
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:46pm
  Yup. Man this thread is rocking with true Americans. Never seen so many precise comments.
  
  War is coming and I’m glad I am not alone.
  
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- GUNNSUP
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:07pm
  Excellent points CLOGGA and I wholeheartedly concur with that assessment. Perfect example, not too long ago I accidently swerved over on traffic and didn’t see the little car in my blind spot. The guy pulled up next to me and shouted, “You deserve to have your ass beat”! I motioned & told him “hey sorry man”, and went about my way. That guy had no clue the sh#T storm that could have been unleashed upon him had I beeen a rogue individual in legal posession of a loaded firearm and two xtra full mags of ammo. oh and another full box in the console.
  
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- subic
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 10:16pm
  @TOILET, the “disrespectin” thing is something I’ll never understand. WTF over? Is it respect they want for being a criminal dirtbag gangbanger tough guy or what?
  
  Now CNN is reporting that our “too manly” society is responsible for the guy killing his gf & himself, lol thats another hilarious lefty analysis. Go figure.
  
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- OlderCowGirl
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 11:19pm
  It’s called too much pride…and too much money for Costas. And not enough time to think clearly, let alone owning enough original wisdom.
  
  Costas…please try to think it out before speaking and confirming your ignorance.
  
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myrwo6
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:05pm
Why do you need a powered screwdriver when all you need is a screwdriver? Probably a bad comparison but, i’ll tell you what: I would hate to look down the barrel of a semi automatic. Plus, I bet their a lot of fun to shoot.

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joedog73
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:04pm
Everyone is entitled to their opinion in this country. But I don’t want to hear a announcer give their opinions during halftime of Sunday Night Football. And when they give wrong information giving their opinions it makes it that much worse. If Belcher would have beat his girlfriend to death with a bat I wonder if Costas would have spoke out against bat control.

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- IWISHIWASINTEXAS
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:37pm
  Not a chance in hell I think. Liberals are all the same: Ignore the fact that a homocidal person does not need a gun to commit murder and instead blame the shiny object because it makes it easier to kill someone.
  
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iStutter
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:03pm
“Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon?”

Really? I guess one shot at a time is too fast for him.

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- 502_eagle
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:11pm
  I am willing to bet he doesn’t even know what a semi-auto is , it just sounds scary to him.
  
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- Dan_o
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:07pm
  There’s only one answer to that question that matters. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, BOB! As long as the owner obeys the law, IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
  
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- subic
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:10pm
  Just as they claim all guns with a high capacity mag is an assault weapon. The scarier sounding to the dumb down sheep, the better.
  
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- OlderCowGirl
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 11:38pm
  Costas: During the battle of the Little Big Horn, which weapon do you think Custer or the Indians would use if they’d had a different choice? A single shot…or a Semi Auto??? Hmmmm?
  
  Let’s say for argument that Custer’s soldiers all had semi-auto’s. Would they have lost that battle?
  Apparently the Indians had better numbers or better weapons. It’s that simple.
  
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Ironeagle
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:02pm
Bobbie, Bobbie … you just keeping digging a deeper hole for yourself. Answer: self defense. And oh…btw, the militia is not the national guard…it’s We The People. Ignorant dope.

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Oneirishman
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:02pm
Hey Costas, it’s our right to bear arms. To defend ourselves,and our constitution, from a government that may not think we need those rights.

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The Jewish Avenger
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:02pm
“Bob Costas Says Gun Control Lecture Was a ‘Mistake’ But…”

As my great grandma used to say
…Anything after but is B.S.

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- LFreeman
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:21pm
  Amen!
  
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Metallicat
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:01pm
Bob Costas still doesnt understand the second amendment. He believes that only the police and military should be armed. The second amendment promises us the right to arm ourselves to insure our freedom from tyranny. And for that purpose we must be adequately armed. So Bob,you limp wristed sissyboy,go home, watch Lifetime Network and STFU!!

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Joe_The_Patriot
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:01pm
Costa said
“People should be able to own guns for their own protection. Obviously, those who are hunters,” Costas added. “The access to guns is too easy in some cases. I don’t see any reason why a citizen should be able to arm himself, as they can in some states and some cases, arm themselves in ways that only the police or the military should able to — to have a virtual militia purchased by mail order or purchased at gun shows. Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”

BECAUSE I WANT ONE BOB, And it’s NOT YOUR Place to debate it BOB , And I don’t have to explain it either!!!! You Richard Cranium

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- coldnorth
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 3:40am
  “I don’t see any reason why a citizen should be able to arm himself, as they can in some states and some cases, arm themselves in ways that only the police or the military should able to” — Bob Costas
  
  Obviously Bob does not understand the second admendment.
  
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wilson877
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:01pm
Because i want a semi auto!

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- seek.the.truth
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 8:04pm
  Already have mine!
  
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502_eagle
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:01pm
What a frigging idoit.

Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there for a citizen to have a semi-automatic weapon?”

This elitist wants us did-armed to make him feel better.

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wilson877
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:59pm
Should someone be fired for there beliefs,no.Should our right to own guns be suppressed because of someones beliefs,no. Why do we need a semiauto gun, BECAUSE I WANT ONE.

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- phil1765
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 4:13am
  Someone should be fired for expressing said beliefs on a national FOOTBALL telecast. If he wants to be a political commentator he should do it on his little HBO show that no one watches.
  
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mrfancypants
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:59pm
How about guns for the intention that the founding fathers intended, protection from a tyrannical government?

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Apple Bite
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:58pm
Shut up, Bob. Stick to sports or stay home.

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- Silvertruth
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:07pm
  Not useful. People should be able to voice their opinions, especially those that are in error as we have a chance to really understand their thinking. Poor Mr. Costas is just badly misinformed and follows the wrong line of reasoning. It’s common.
  
  I can answer his question though, Semi-Automatic weapons keep us on par with those that might have the power to take away our rights. That’s the point of the Second Amendment. If you can wield as much firepower as the Police and Military, you are still worthy of respect. If all you can do is wield a one shot pop gun, you aren’t going to stand up against someone with an assault rifle.
  
  Gun rights aren’t about WHAT kind of gun you have, they are about responsibly using firearms for their intended purpose. If you want laws that restrict people that shouldn’t have firearms (Criminals, Mentally Ill, or People with histories of violent responses to normal situations) then that would be a rational and reasonable gun control discussion to have. Taking away firearms is irrational and beyond realistic. You try to take them, you get the civil war you want to avoid. It’s quite simple actually.
  
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:58pm
“He joked that there is apparantly more regard for the second amendment in some circles than free speech..”

But it’s our second amendment rights that will protect our free speech! If we lose our right to bear arms, it’s over. 2nd amendment and Free Speech go hand in hand.

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:02pm
  That concept is foreign to Bob and everyone who voted for the Marxist POS.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:08pm
  SATURDAY:
  Your post is way over his head. He is only a sportscaster. Thinking isn;t involved.
  
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- RAWDOG1021
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 1:03pm
  Nailed it! Well said.
  
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getchargedup
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:57pm
Don’t fire him just Don’t watch him! He has the right to say it, so we have the right to not watch him. Remember the lesson, OBAMA IN PEE PEE

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Cataclysm
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:57pm
he still wants to be the next keith olbermann

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Trail_Jumper
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:55pm
“People should be allowed to own guns for their own protection. Obviously, those who are hunters,” Costas added. “Access to guns is too easy in some cases. I don’t see any reason a citizen should be able to arm himself in some states in ways only police or military should — to have a virtual militia [by] mail order or gun shows. Why do you need a semi-automatic weapon? What possible use is there?”

Sir,
The second amendment is not about hunting. It’s for the citizenry to protect themselves from the government if it should fall into the hands of tyrants. And yes, the people should be able to have the same guns as the police and military, and form militias. That’s how you stay free when tyranny knocks on your door. Does this guy ever read the history of the U.S.? Has he ever read the writings of the founding fathers in this regard? ……….Can this dope even read?

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booger71
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:54pm
As our forefathers said Bob, guns are to protect our selves from an overreaching government.

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- krod2516
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:04pm
  I agree completely. Why is this so hard for liberals to get. I want to be able to defend my family from any aggressor, government, well armed robber, wild animal, what ever comes my way. Thank God I live in Texas!
  
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- P8riot
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:05pm
  right on! my AK-47 is also for a stranger overreaching into my window.
  
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- Rollo2
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:14pm
  Costas has all the liberal talking points down pat, and he believes that makes him an expert!
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:51pm
Silly Billy stick to sports you’re out of your league discussing second amendment issues. I’ll make it simple for you and all the other simpleton Obama worshipers,every ‘gun law’ passed since the second amendment is unconstitutional. End of lesson you’re welcome.

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- krjones
  Posted on December 4, 2012 at 7:03pm
  This and only this.
  
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ResistSocialism
Posted on December 4, 2012 at 6:51pm
“My mistake is I left it open for too much communication” yea just keep your mouth shut

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