NEWTOWN, Conn., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Applications for handgun permits in Newtown, Conn., jumped sharply in the months after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, records show.
Residents of Newtown turned in 183 permit applications between January and May, an increase of 110 percent over same period in 2012 and more than the full-year totals for 2012 and 2011, The Hartford Courant reported Tuesday.