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Lawrence O'Donnell has Bob Costas on tonight. eom (Original Post)
madinmaryland
Dec 2012
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Thanks. Watching. Costas' stock has gone way up in my book. nt
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Will watch later. Who knows, maybe Costas can become one spokesperson for gun sense.
Have a campaign with a bunch of respected people expressing their opinions on need to change perception of guns in our society.
aikoaiko
(34,170 posts)3. Sounded like he is opposed to young, adult male athletes having guns.
Good one, Bob.
reggaehead
(269 posts)4. He makes a very compelling argument
Access to firearms is too easy. That is undeniable. In an increasing number of states it's easier to legally obtain a firearm than it is to vote. And Arizona is 1. There should be some basic test to assess ones emotional resources. One like we used to have for law enforcement. When a homeless person can build a cottage industry buying and selling sidearms we have a problem with gun control.