Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown says revisions to gun control laws are a state issue. Our Brandon Walker has more on Brown's stance and a closer look at gun control laws in the Bay State.

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- They are questions dominating national headlines. Should gun laws change to make it harder for the mentally ill to buy weapons? If so, then how?

Those questions, of course, stemming from last week's shooting spree in Tucson, which left six dead while injuring many, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

"I think each state should have their own way when it comes to individual rights, second amendment rights," said Sen. Scott Brown.

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown admits the Arizona shooting spree should prompt states to revisit gun control law. But he fell short of saying the federal government should have any say.

"Well, I think it's very important for every state to look at and reevaluate their gun laws. I know in Massachusetts we have very strong gun laws, I've worked on them. I've supported them," Senator Brown said.

The Republican said he would not support a renewal of the federal assault weapons ban. Noting he's unclear if anything at the federal level would prevent a repeat of what happened in Tucson.

"Obviously this guy had a history. He clearly had something to prove to himself or to whomever," he said.

From 1994 until it expired in 2004, the federal ban made it illegal to manufacture or import extended ammunition clips. That's the type used by, Jared Loughner, the alleged Tucson gunman, allowing the trigger man to fire as many as 30 bullets before pausing to reload.

The freshman senator says he doesn't plan to take extra security precautions in the future, although he did have police protection on both days while here in the Berkshires.