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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:24 AM

Neil Heslin, Father Of Newtown Victim, Heckled By Pro-Gun Activists

Source: Huffington Post




More than 1,000 people attended a hearing before the Gun Violence Prevention Working Group at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Monday to share their views on gun control, USA Today reported. Among them was Heslin, who held a large framed picture of himself and his son Jesse as he urged officials to consider strengthening gun laws in Connecticut.

But as he gave his emotional testimony, pleading with lawmakers to improve mental health options and to ban assault weapons like the one Adam Lanza used to murder his child and 25 other people, his speech was interrupted by dozens of audience members, The Connecticut Post reported.

“I still can't see why any civilian, anybody in this room in fact, needs weapons of that sort. You're not going to use them for hunting, even for home protection," Heslin said.

Pro-gun activists responded by calling out: "Second Amendment!"

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Reply Neil Heslin, Father Of Newtown Victim, Heckled By Pro-Gun Activists (Original post)
kpete Jan 2013 OP
2pooped2pop Jan 2013 #1
livetohike Jan 2013 #2
littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #5
Lucinda Jan 2013 #6
panzerfaust Jan 2013 #12
onehandle Jan 2013 #3
littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #4
sharp_stick Jan 2013 #7
leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #8
SpankMe Jan 2013 #9
Berlum Jan 2013 #10
FarPoint Jan 2013 #11

Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:28 AM

1. that poor man

 

The pain on his face makes me cry. May you find some peace, Mr. Heslin. May all of you find some kind of peace. I am so so sorry that our country has failed you.

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:32 AM

2. Disgusting and rude and uncivil and shameful what has become to our society

that we have members in it that have no empathy or shame.

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Response to livetohike (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:39 AM

5. Hear. Hear. n/t

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Response to livetohike (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:02 AM

6. Yep.

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Response to livetohike (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 01:02 PM

12. "Family Values" Voters, am willing to bet

 

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:35 AM

3. Sociopaths. nt

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 10:38 AM

4. Gun toting Idiots.

What a scary combination. Peace. lmsp

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:04 AM

7. Those assholes are

infuriating. It's not often that I really really want to see someone maced and tased but shit I wish they had of gone after those pricks with a few tasers.

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:10 AM

8. your 2nd amendment doesnt out-weigh my 1st amendment

 

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 11:17 AM

9. Clueless, insensitive morons.

I wonder how these classless fuckbags would feel if they were heckled after losing a loved one to violence?

Infuriating. Let's push these people deep into minority status and vote them off the island.

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:13 PM

10. Republican "Family Values" come right out of the cesspool

...as they once again demonstrate...

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Response to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:39 PM

11. There is a correct path to voice opposition ....

And...a wrong path to voice opposition ...Attention Gun Nutz.....This is the WRONG Way! This political abuse is all too common.

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