that sparked a huge debate over gun control. and last night the mayor was praised for passing the strictest gun laws in his state, but now some are responding by arming themselves. poppy harlow has the story. reporter: she is a grandmother about to become a first-time gun owner. nancy ellis says that the new gun laws passed in connecticut are the tough nest the country are a big reason why she is buying her first firearm. our lives are being slowly infringed upon, and this whole idea of controlling guns has not, has come to my backdoor. in other words, there is a time when i may not be able to ever again get a firearm. reporter: she lived in newtown for 28 years and her desire to own a gun is part of the spike in the state. newtown vividly remembered for one of the worst gun massacres in u.s. history is on track this year to double the amount of
found the notes crumpled up in his hands underneath his body soaked in blood. i was hopeful that those notes were going to give us leads as to who the other victims were and where their bodies could be found. i also think that he purposely did that for us to find. however, it was just some ramblings, i would describe as mostly song lyrics from what we could gather. just gibberish. reporter: mysteries and pain he enjoyed taking to his grave. for outfront nick payton walsh, new york. and now the fourth story outfront arming newtown. tonight the governor of connecticut which is the state with the toughest gun laws in the country is being honored for his efforts to pass even further gun control measures. but this honor ironically comes as gun sales in the town of newtown have surged since the horrific elementary school shooting there. poppy harlow is outfront. hi, i m nancy. pleased to meet you.
reporter: she s a grandmother who is about to become a first-time gun owner. this way is easier. reporter: nancy ellis says the new gun laws passed in connecticut among the toughest in the country are a big reason why she s buying her first firearm. our rights are being slowly infringed upon and that this whole idea of controlling guns has not has come to my backdoor. in other words, there could be a time when i may never be able to get a firearm. reporter: elis lived in newtown for 28 years. her desire to own a gun is part of a spike in the state. newtown vividly remembered for one of the worst gun massacres in u.s. history is on track this year to double the amount of pistol permits it issued last year. i m concerned that it can get out of hand. nancy lanza had quite an arsenal in her home. you only have two hands, how many guns can you fire at once?
hi, i m nancy. pleased to meet you. reporter: she s a grandmother who is about to become a first-time gun owner. this way is easier. reporter: nancy ellis says the new gun laws passed in connecticut among the toughest in the country are a big reason why she s buying her first firearm. our rights are being slowly infringed upon and that this whole idea of controlling guns has not has come to my backdoor. in other words, there could be a time when i may never be able to get a firearm. reporter: elis lived in newtown for 28 years. her desire to own a gun is part of a spike in the state. newtown vevedly remembered for one of the worst gun massacres in u.s. history is on track this year to double the amount of pistol permits it issued last year. i m concerned that it can get out of hand. nancy lanza had quite an arsenal in her home. you only have two hands, how
0 hurricanes and snowstorms. so take a deep breath, take a minute and just butt out. because we re getting tired of blurring your junk on the ridicu-list. that s it for us. erin burnett starts now. the muslim brotherhood claimed protesters had been shot. the news agency reported 15 people have been killed so far. another report that wounded are streaming into a medical center in cairo. government forces are using live ammunition. and muslim brotherhood source says there is a full on assault and the latest report of an egyptian soldier killed and four others have in fact been injured. this operation began about two hours ago. we have seen bulldozer s moving, heavily armed security forces wearing gas masks and flak jackets, caring weapons as well as batons. arresting supporters of the ousted president taking them away and one by one. they seem to be going peacefully but so far there are other reports that a number of people have been killed, yet to be confirmed by cnn. the death toll n