Opinion: What If Lincoln Had Brought a Gun to the Theater?

" The following post is an opinion piece from Ward Room blogger Ted McClelland. His opinions are his own and do not reflect the positions of NBC Universal. Please leave comments below. 

During an appearance on NRA News, the National Rifle Association’s in-house talk show, NRA President Wayne LaPierre went off on sportscaster Bob Costas.

During halftime of Sunday night’s football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles, Costas read a column by Kansas City sportswriter Jason Whitlock, about the terrible and tragic murder-suicide of Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher.

Whitlock asserted that America’s gun culture was to blame for Belcher shooting his wife, and then himself. Costas agreed. (ed -- Costas has since admitted that it was a mistake to opine about gun control on the NFL broadcast.)

LaPierre did not agree, however, accused the sportscaster of exploiting a celebrity death to push an anti-gun agenda "

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