Father of victim: Ban assault weapons

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press Testifying Wednesday before the Senate in Washington, Neil Heslin holds a picture of himself with his son Jesse, a six-year-old boy who was slain Dec. 14 in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn.

WASHINGTON—After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a bereft father.

Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, was among those cut down at a Connecticut elementary school in D...

Published: 02/28/2013