Neil Heslin lost his six-year old boy -- "my only family" in December's Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut that took the lives of 19 other first graders and six adults. Today, Heslin delivered emotional testimony to the Connecticut Legislature asking why assault weapons are necessary. He got heckled. (Note, the hecking was edited out of the video. Neil Heslin, father of first-grader Jesse Lewis, is articulate and his words will touch your heart. |
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