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Clarifying America's Gun Culture

vdeutchman Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 10:46 AM

People are making too big a deal about what Bob Costas had to say. Costas is just another celebrity who likes to use his incredible media opportunities to espouse his opinions, which carry no more weight than that of the guy who cleans the floor at the local Walmart. Just ignore him! Let it go! Hey Bob - shut up and do sports. I mean, who really cares what the diminutive Bob Costas thinks about "The American Gun Culture"!

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puravida_gringo Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 10:53 AM

I do, but many Americans watch him on Sunday Night Football and we are expressing our displeasure of what he said.

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puravida_gringo Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 10:53 AM

I do, but many Americans watch him on Sunday Night Football and we are expressing our displeasure of what he said.

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Clarifying America's Gun Culture

Since NBC sportscaster Bob Costas went on his halftime anti-gun rant on Sunday using words written by Fox Sports Columnist Jason Whitlock, we’ve heard a lot from the media and from uniformed commentators about America’s “gun culture.” The fact is, America actually has two gun cultures and it is important to distinguish them from one another.

The first gun culture is deeply seated in American history and her founding. Founding Fathers like George Washington understood that an armed citizenry would prevent government tyranny, which is why we have the Second Amendment. This is a concept rapper...

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