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Father Of Newtown Victim Heckled By Gun Advocates

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January 30, 2013

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"Neil Heslin, the father of a 6-year-old boy who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, stoically faced down pro-gun activists last night.

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."*

Neil Heslin, father of 6-year old Jesse Lewis who was killed in the Newtown, Connecticut massacre was heckled by pro-gun advocates as he spoke at a Gun Violence Prevention hearing. What could possess people to heckle a man mourning his son? Could it have waited? Cenk Uygur breaks it down, with Jayar Jackson.

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