Henican: Sandy Hook, Jovan Belcher, and gun control
Photo credit: AP | Mourners grieve at one of the makeshift memorials for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. (Dec. 16, 2012)
Two weeks ago, sportscaster Bob Costas was widely denounced for mentioning gun control on "Sunday Night Football." Costas, who grew up in Commack and graduated from Commack High School South, spoke a day and a half after a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot his girlfriend to death then turned the gun on himself.
Much too soon! Totally insensitive! Or so the critics roared.
Please, would...
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