DENVER – Wednesday’s mass shooting in South Carolina is bringing renewed interest to the debate over gun control around the country and here in Colorado.

Colorado has had its unfortunate share of mass shootings in the past; More notably the Aurora Theater Shooting and Columbine.

Coni Sanders’ father Dave was killed in Columbine. He was a teacher at the time and tried stopping the two gunmen.

These days, Coni Sanders is a therapist helping troubled adults. She’s also a gun control advocate. “As time goes on and more shootings happen we find more holes in the system and it`s hard to close any of them because people don`t like things taken away from them,” she said.

She’s referring to people like Joe Neville. Neville is part of the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners Association. He believes in gun rights and says the answer to getting guns out of the hands of bad people, is by putting firearms in the hands of good people.

“A good example is the New Life Church in Colorado Springs where a good person with a gun was able to stop a bad person with a gun and save lives,” Neville said.

Sanders believes the proper way to cut down on gun violence is by taking guns away from criminals and people with mental health issues. She also doesn’t believe regular people should be allowed to own military style guns.

“For my clients, some of them, not being able to get a gun, some have said ‘if I had access to a gun that night, I would be in prison’” Sanders said.

Sanders is by no means anti-gun. She believes people have the right to own them. She just feels they should be in the right hands.

“If you’re an ordinary non-risky citizen, own it” she said.

“You need to give people the opportunity to protect themselves and others around them,” Neville added.

Sanders said a majority of gun violence is due to suicide and accidental shootings.