Politics

MSNBC Airs Unedited Testimony of Sandy Hook Father

Under pressure from media critics and rival networks CNN and Fox

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After finding itself embroiled in another controversy about edited video, NBC News has re-aired a clip its critics say was selectively edited.

On Monday, MSNBC's Martin Bashir aired a video that seemed to show grief-stricken Neil Heslin being heckled by pro-gun lobbyists as he talked about his 6-year-old son, who was killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. While making a plea for gun control at a legislative hearing, Heslin at one point he turned to the audience and said: "I ask if there's anybody in this room that can give me one reason or challenge this question: why anybody in this room needs to have one of these assault-style weapons or military weapons or high-capacity clips."