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(11,665 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:11 AM Jan 2013

Neil Heslin, the heckled parent at the Capitol hearing on gun control... [View all]

Neil Heslin with his son Jesse Lewis, aged 6 – Jesse was one of the 20 children killed in in Sandy Hook

From a CTPost: A false fire alarm, 45-minute waits to get into the Capitol complex, even the heckling of a bereaved parent of a Newtown shooting victim marked Monday’s day-long legislative hearing on gun control.

“The Second Amendment!” was shouted by several gun enthusiasts in the meeting room as Neil Heslin, holding a photo of his 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, asked why Bushmaster assault-style weapons are allowed to be sold in the state.

“There are a lot of things that should be changed to prevent what happened,” said Heslin, who grew up using guns and seemed undisturbed by the interruption of his testimony…..

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Neil Heslin, the heckled parent at the Capitol hearing on gun control... [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

Heartbreaking.... MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #1

How fuckin dare they ....zero shame. They disgust me. Nt pkdu Jan 2013 #2

He looks so unbearably sad. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #3

The RBKArers don't think that met the standard of heckling MightyMopar Jan 2013 #4

A large percentage of them actually think he's acting tarheelsunc Jan 2013 #9

According to the Facebook feeds of most of my HS friends, they think he's a paid actor Recursion Jan 2013 #21

Plain to see his life is shattered. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #5

It's just heartbreaking. I don't know what hurts more - calimary Jan 2013 #28

Those hecklers are just as despicable as the Westboro Baptist Church, maybe moreso We People Jan 2013 #6

"totally deaf to human pain" is it villager Jan 2013 #11

Amazing isn't it Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #7

That man is devastated ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #8

So I wonder who pulled the fire alarm NBachers Jan 2013 #10

He looked so happy... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #12

Oh my gosh. No no no no. tblue Jan 2013 #13

These are the same people... KansDem Jan 2013 #14

We live in a country in which LibDemAlways Jan 2013 #15

Only Bashir covered this on MSNBC malaise Jan 2013 #18

Sometimes I think part of humanity is in the process of mutation. defacto7 Jan 2013 #16

Advanced selfishness and hate. moondust Jan 2013 #17

Well said TXDem1984 Jan 2013 #25

If I was in PR and was wanting to win further support for gun control justiceischeap Jan 2013 #19

I doubt you'd have to Recursion Jan 2013 #20

I think you're talking out of your ass, that's what I think. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #22

K & R Wednesdays Jan 2013 #23

If anyone is shocked by this you haven't been paying attention. TXDem1984 Jan 2013 #24

Amen To That. Paladin Jan 2013 #26

Exactly.... TXDem1984 Jan 2013 #27

The comments on youtube are frightening aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2013 #29

People like this have no respect for human life and expect society to allow them their toys. nt EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #30