(CNN) -- Newtown, Connecticut, resident David Ackert is worried about the spike in the number of pistol permits sought in his small town after a gunman massacred children and adults at an elementary school there last December. "I am concerned that it can get out of hand," he said. "You only have two hands. How many guns can you fire at once?" His concern prompted him to create the Newtown Action Alliance in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that claimed the lives of 20 children, all aged 6 or 7, and six adults. Its mission: to reduce gun violence.
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People seeking permits for guns in Newtown spiked after the massacre there
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Nationwide, gun sales have increased for the past three years
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Some are buying now, fearing tougher gun laws in the future
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