while nancy ellis grieves for the victims of the tragedy in her own backyard -- >> my heart breaks forhem. it truly does. >> reporter: -- for her, this is about protecting her rights. >> did the guns cause the tragedy? no. it is the person behind the gun that caused the tragedy. >> reporter: and here's something i think is really important to point out, christine. when you look at the number of guns, the number of americans that own guns in this country has been declining steadily, really, since the '70s. but what we're seeing is more guns in the hands of fewer people. and that's a key point that two of those men in the piece talked to me about that are part of newtown action alliance. that's what really concerns them. they're not anti-gun per se, they're concerned about seeing more and more guns, what they see as sort of a stockpiling of guns in the hands of fewer people, and as you saw, they mentioned nancy lanza in that ho home. >> a major airline merger, a legal battle brewing. is the price for your next flight about to soar? storm you' . >>> you're grounded. that's the message fro

. >> 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 many guns can you fire at once? >> reporter: dave and monty are friends of newtown action alliance pushing to curb gun violence. >> there's a perception that the government's going to come and grab all their guns or it's going to not allow them to purchase certain guns. >> reporter: newtown resident ryan delp owns multiple guns but did not want to s

. >> reporter: nancy ellis says the new gun laws passed in connecticut among the toughest in the countryre 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 come to my backdoor. in other words, there may be a time when i may never be able to get a firearm. >> reporter: ellis 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? >> reporter: dave and frank are members of newtown action alliance pushing to curb gun violence. >> there is a perception that the government is going to come and grab all their guns or it's not going to allow them to purchase certain guns. >> reporter: ryan delp owns multiple guns, but did not want to show them on camera with resp