The House Public Policy Committee debated a series of firearm regulations, including one to allow people protected by restraining orders to carry a handgun without a license. Rep. Sean Eberhart’s (R-Shelbyville) bill would allow people protected by a restraining order to carry a handgun without a license for up to 60 days. Eberhart says he wants to make sure people can protect themselves while they go through the application process. Testifying in support of the bill, National Rifle Association instructor and former Indiana State Trooper Tamara Watson says she talks a lot about domestic violence in her courses. “This bill may get passed but it may not be taken advantage of by a lot of women. But for that one person it does save their life, it’s worth it,” Watson says. But Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence executive director Laura Berry says injecting guns into an abusive home dramatically increases the likelihood of the victim’s death, no matter who owns the gun. “We employ
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