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Newtown parents urge enforcement of gun laws
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 10:20 AM by Eric Ross
Updated: Jan 28, 2013 10:22 AM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Some parents of the young victims of the Newtown elementary school shooting are calling for better enforcement of Connecticut's gun laws and questioning why civilians would need semiautomatic, military-style weapons.
Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was one of the 20 first-graders killed in the Dec. 14 massacre, told a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws on Monday that he grew up with guns as a child and doesn't believe they should be banned. But he wants stricter regulations.
He questioned why anyone needs assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines, urging gun rights advocates in the packed room to put themselves in his position. A handful of people shouted back to him about their Second Amendment rights.
Heslin says there's no need for the weapons in homes or on the streets.
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