the cush curb in arkansas by a pastor. everything i do turns into a disaster. oh, good grief. bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. bill: hi, i m bill o reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. no talking points memo this evening because we have two very important interviews to conduct here. in just a few moments senator marco rubio in first post election chat and boy do i have some questions for him. first the lead story, bob costas as we reported last night the nbc sportscaster has created a storm of confusion. last sunday night during a national football game, he delivered a commentary at halftime condemning what he calls the gun culture in america. some folks got angry because they felt costas was attacking the second amendment. mr. costas denies that and he joins us now. hi, bill. bill: first up, how do you feel about the right to bear arms? obviously americans have a right to bear arms. i m not looking to rep
0 i m curious. how do you do that? roughly 40% of the guns purchased in this country do not require a background check for purchase. bill: so you want a background check. you have that. you have talked about stricter penalties, harsh every penalties. bill: for criminals. exactly. there is that there are the training programs for those who purchase guns. i don t see any reason why someone should be able to purchase military-style artillery and body armor and automatic weapons. only the police or the military should have that. bill: those are reasonable positions. none of that impinges on someone s second amendment rights or the rights to protect their home and their family. bill: you know what? i agree with most of that. fine. bill: but here is where you made your mistake. are you ready for your mistake, costa. yeah. i would like to. bill: you are gonna. roll the tape. it wild west dirty harry mentality of people who actually believe that if a number of peopl