Senators clash over assault weapons ban as Newtown father calls for action

The Guardian writes, Senate committee hearing on proposed ban of 157 types of military-grade weapons met with fierce scepticism from GOP The father of one of the 20 children killed in the Newtown shooting urged members of Congress to adopt proposed gun control reforms in their entirety on Wednesday after an emotional and heated Senate hearing. Neil Heslin broke down repeatedly as made a plea for action, recounting the day of the massacre in which his son Jesse, 6, died. Many members of the public in the packed committee room wept openly as they listened to him. "Jesse was the love of my life," said Heslin as he…

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