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North Country residents talk gun control, mental health stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Katie Falzetta is angry. “Nothing was taken care of after the shootings in Colorado and Virginia Tech,” said the Plattsburgh resident. “I am sick and tired of hearing elected officials say pray for those who died. “Gun control needs to be taken care of immediately.” In the wake of the deadly shooting in Connecticut that claimed 26 lives, 20 of them children, the nation has begun a heated debate about gun control, also tackling issues such as access to mental health care. In the North Country, such opinions run deep and are exploding to the surface as the country heals from this latest tragedy. Katie Falzetta does not think semi-automatic weapons should be legal, except “They already have gun control,” said on the battlefield, and believes there needs to be cheaper, easier access to Mary Vann, co-owner of Vann’s Gun Shop mental health care in the country. on the Bradford Road in Plattsburgh.
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“They have full background checks on anyone who buys a gun.” She doesn’t think gun control works as the only people it affects are honest, lawabiding people. Criminals do not live in a world where law applies to them, she pointed out. She further pointed out that a so-called “assault” rifle is merely a semi-automatic, and therefore a hunting rifle fits the same description. “There is no such thing as an assault rifle.” Her husband, Marvin, added that the assault rifle, such as the one used in the shooting in Connecticut, actually uses much smaller ammunition than many hunting rifles. Mrs. Marvin said it seems some Americans want to take the liberties of other Americans away, and if the government keeps pushing people, eventually people push back.
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