STROUDSBURG -- Nearly three years ago, convicted murderer Rockne Newell opened fire at a Ross Township supervisors meeting in Monroe County.
Now, one of the victims is trying to rally people toward universal background checks for gun buyers.
Linda Kozic won't even watch television anymore, fearing she'll learn about another shooting. Kozic was injured in the shooting. Her husband, along with two others, died.
"When I do hear of a shooting, unfortunately, I get flashbacks, which sets me back," she explained.
That's why she's out trying to rally others so that the government will expand background checks on gun buyers by closing loopholes that would now require checks for guns bought not only at gun shows, but also online.
"There are loopholes," she added. "Especially within the mental health system at no fault with the mental health system that need to be addressed."
"I think there's got to be a series of measures and this is just one to close that gap and save more lives," said organizer Rev. Cynthia Crowner.
But for people at a firing range near Tobyhanna, universal backgrounds checks won't make a difference when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.
"That's not going to stop the ones that want to get the weapon and produce harm and hurt somebody or actually kill somebody," said Ronald Lesh of East Stroudsburg. "They'll still obtain their weapons somehow."
A bill to expand background checks in Congress remains in limbo.