Twitchy:
@ericboehlert What heckling are you referring to? There was no heckling. If you can’t be truthful you become part of the problem. #Honesty
— Connie Brown (@cab1950) January 29, 2013
National and international media are up in arms today over the story of Neil Heslin, father of slain Sandy Hook student Jesse Lewis, being heckled yesterday during a Connecticut legislative meeting. During his testimony, in which he called for stricter gun control measures, Heslin was reportedly interrupted by shouts from Second Amendment activists:
“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.
Prominent gun control advocates took to Twitter to draw attention to the incident:
Briefly set aside your stance on gun control. What horrible human being heckles a grieving parent in such a way? http://t.co/PaqRLthk
— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 29, 2013
Father who lost daughter in Newtown school shooting HECKLED by gun activists as he spoke today at hearing for stricter gun control #pathetic
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 29, 2013
Civility, decency must return. Per @KenDixonCT: "Father of Newtown shooting victim heckled by gun enthusiasts at legislative hearing."
— Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@jahimes) January 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/statuses/296110397885382657
Wow. "Father of Newtown victim heckled at hearing." http://t.co/2fNficf9
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 29, 2013
For those who want the link about gunners heckling the father of a boy slaughtered at Sandy Hook. http://t.co/N71WIRBw
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/Green_Footballs/statuses/296083225514749952
SICKENING: Sandy Hook father Neil Heslin heckled as he pleads for ban on assault weapon that killed his son Jesse: http://t.co/PmGwlpbU
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 29, 2013
And liberal social media outlets are just appalled:
Father of Newtown victim heckled by gun advocates at legislative hearing http://t.co/1Dwzyb3k
— Raw Story (@RawStory) January 29, 2013
Pro-gun activists heckled the father of a 6-year-old Newtown victim. http://t.co/SLIH618p
— Gawker (@Gawker) January 29, 2013
Father of #Newtown victim heckled by gun-rights supporters: http://t.co/bHoUg8iR #sickos
— Slate (@Slate) January 29, 2013
Father of Newtown Victim Heckled http://t.co/zeGEKOEh #cheatsheet
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 29, 2013
Father of 6-year-old killed in Newtown heckled by pro-gun activists huff.to/1177Vt0
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) January 29, 2013