Gun advocates heckle father of boy slain in Newtown massacre
The Connecticut Post has published an article about the Gun Violence Protection Working Group's hearings addressing gun control in wake of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Gun advocates heckle father of boy slain in Newtown massacre
Neil Heslin holds a picture of himself with his son Jesse as he testifies. His son was among the 20 first graders killed in Newtown, Conn. (Jessica Hill / Associated Press)
The Connecticut Post has published an article about the Gun Violence Protection Working Group's hearings addressing gun control in wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. Some 1,500 people made their way to the Legislative Office Building at the Capitol complex in Hartford. Neil Heslin—whose son was killed in the rampage—spoke about the need for change.
"The Second Amendment!" was shouted a couple of times by as many as a dozen gun enthusiasts in the meeting room as Neil Heslin, holding a photo of his slain 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, asked why Bushmaster assault-style weapons are allowed to be sold in the state.
Heslin continued to speak, unwavered by the cries from the crowd.
"That wasn't just a killing, it was a massacre," said Heslin, who recalled dropping off his son at Sandy Hook Elementary school shortly before Lanza opened fire. "I just hope some good can come out of this." [Connecticut Post]
Comments (203)
- The leftist media sensationalizing yet another "non-event".
Meanwhile Obama parades children around his illegal Executive Orders, lol....
Talk about hypocrisy!— Professor1982 - Professor Bowers,
Obama is your President, get used to it. LOL.
http://johndallasbowers.com/home.html
— masterncommander - With all due respect for his loss, it does not make him qualified to speak on this issue. All he brings is emotional arguments and no FACTS. Of course the anti-2A crowd loves that as they can manipulate the sheeple who are too busy playing with their iPhones to get educated.— Larry Cheswald
- "With all due respect for his loss, it does not make him qualified to speak on this issue."
Doesn't this statement just say it all about rabid gun nuts. But Larry Cheswald and Wayne LaPierre are!!
— wokmaster - Larry Cheswald tosses out comments about stereotypes while ridiculing a guy that lost his baby boy in a hail of bullets from an assault rifle. Now that's class. Typical gun fruitcake. — masterncommander
- Get your facts right...the shooter used handguns, not an assault rifle.
proof = http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495— Hobo Floto Voto - The medical examiner has already confirmed that the children were shot multiple times by a .223 bushmaster rifle.
Stop spreading disinformation.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/newtown-massacre-bushmaster-223/story?id=18000884— daxtremesolja - Two things: One, "daxtremesolja" should have his own talk show because he makes sense and speaks passionately without extremes.
And "Hobo Floto Voto" continues to display with immature, self-obsessed, frighteningly uninformed self by repeating the same mantra time and again, and I have little doubt that he will do so again after reading this message. It's like the kid in second grade who simply needed attention so he alienated the rest of the class because it was all about "him." I'll keep you in my prayers, Hobo Floto Voto. Hang in there. Things will get better. Shhhh . . . shhhh . . . shhhh . . .— knebman - Disinformation? Let me rock your world...
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/83021131/ - "...the shooter used handguns, not an assault rifle"
This is a common lie perpetuated by gun nuts.
Adam Lanza killed 27, including 20 elementary school kids, using a Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle, a Glock 10mm and a Sig-Sauer P226 9mm. An Izhmash Canta-12 12-gauge shotgun was taken from the trunk of Lanza's car.
At about 9:35 AM, using his mother's Bushmaster, Lanza shot his way through a locked glass door at the front of the school. He was wearing black clothing, earplugs and an olive green utility vest carrying magazines for the Bushmaster.— wokmaster - "...the shooter used handguns, not an assault rifle"This is a common lie perpetuated by gun nuts.Adam Lanza killed 27, including 20 elementary school kids, using a Bushmaster XM15-E2S rifle, a Glock 10mm and a Sig-Sauer P226 9mm. An Izhmash Canta-12 12-gauge shotgun was taken from the trunk of Lanza's car.At about 9:35 AM, using his mother's Bushmaster, Lanza shot his way through a locked glass door at the front of the school. He was wearing black clothing, earplugs and an olive green utility vest carrying magazines for the Bushmaster. (HTML deleted) — wokmaster
- These are the kinds of people who think this is all a conspiracy and Sandy Hook didn't actually happen. What can you expect from people who think that discussion about reason surrounding guns immediately means that the point is that all guns should be banned?
The NRA has successfully wound these nuts tight. They'll believe anything.— PotteryPete - The state police confirmed use of the bushmaster in killing the kids and teachers.
So you are either lying or misinformed. Either option makes your posts equally worthless.
— carl and sons - It's funny that you say this. There was an article last week in the NY times from the first responders and policemen. They clearly heard gunshots from a rifle. not a hand gun a rifle. It also said he had more rifle ammo than handgun ammo. I agree with Dax stop spreading your Alex jones propaganda around.
- If emotional arguments do not qualify one to speak on an issue, then this has to be true across all topics. For example, using this logic then you would have to be an expert in being a homosexual to speak on the topic of gay marriage, correct?
This type of respone has no validity.— areynold813
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