Indiana gun control push
In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting, gun control advocates across the country – including Indiana – are making a renewed push to tighten restrictions on gun sales. However, they’re...
View ArticleIN lawmaker's school resource officer proposal
A new proposal from Attorney General Greg Zoeller and a GOP state senator would help Indiana schools put more police officers in their buildings. School resource officers are already present in...
View ArticleIndiana Legislative Black Caucus lists education funding, gun control as...
Members of Indiana's Black Legislative Caucus say they are ready to back measures that reduce gun violence. The group released its legislative agenda yesterday. The caucus has not developed a specific...
View ArticleMoms want gun control laws passed
The local chapter of Moms Demand Action is pushing for lawmakers to pass what they call common sense gun legislation. About a handful of the group's members were outside the Tippecanoe County...
View ArticleGun control rally in Indianapolis targets Sen. Coats
The sister of one of the Newton, Connecticut, school shooting victims is calling on Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) to support new federal gun laws. It was part of a nationwide bus tour featuring families of...
View ArticleIN schools receive state funds for security measures
Indiana schools are sharing $9 million in Secured School Safety grants. Those come from a program with dedicated state funds that provides matching grants to schools. The money can cover the cost of...
View ArticleIndy Councilors Consider Gun Theft Fine Ordinance
The Indianapolis City-County Council is considering an ordinance that would fine gun owners who fail to report, within 48 hours, when a firearm is stolen. The proposal is being spearheaded by...
View ArticleObama's Executive Order On Guns Could Affect Unregulated Firearm Sales In...
President Obama is scheduled to make an announcement on gun regulations Tuesday morning, expected to include executive orders that may affect how guns are sold, which could affect an unregulated type...
View ArticleIndiana Senators Weigh In On Gun Control Debate
Indiana’s Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly participated in a nearly 15-hour filibuster on gun control in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut...
View ArticleDemocratic Lawmaker On Guns: GOP Can Protect Hoosiers Or Its Statehouse Majority
Under a guilty plea earlier this year for misdemeanor intimidation, James Wesley Howell was supposed to forfeit all his guns. But Clark County probation officers only took one of them. Two months after...
View ArticleSen. Donnelly Talks Security With FBI In Indianapolis
Not long after the arrest last week of a Brownsburg teen accused of trying to join the Islamic State, U-S Senator Joe Donnelly met with FBI officials in Indianapolis Monday. Donnelly says the FBI is...
View ArticleLawmakers Debate Series Of Gun Bills
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...
View ArticleCommittee Adds Controversial Gun Bill To Different Gun Bill
A House committee Wednesday added the entire contents of a controversial bill on gun regulations to a different bill dealing with firearms. House Bill 1071 allows people protected by restraining orders...
View ArticleLawmakers Discuss 'Constitutional Carry' Gun Law In Indiana
A special legislative study committee discussed whether to eliminate Indiana’s license requirement to carry a handgun. The proposed move is part of a nationwide shift known as “constitutional carry.”...
View ArticleStudy Committee Continues Handgun License Elimination Discussion
A special study committee to consider the elimination Indiana’s handgun license requirements took more public testimony Thursday. It was the second of three scheduled meetings on the issue and reports...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: West Lafayette's John Dennis Likely To Run Again in 2019
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis – who had seemed ready to step away from the mayor’s office after this term, now says he’s leaning toward running again in next year’s election. However, he might...
View ArticleWest Lafayette Students Join National School Walkout
More than three hundred students protested at West Lafayette High School today as part of the National School Walkout. Friday marked the 19 th anniversary of the shooting at Colorado’s Columbine High...
View ArticleStudent-Led Activists Rally For Gun Control
Student-led gun control organizations like We Live Indy and Students Demand Action gathered at the Statehouse Saturday.
View ArticleLanguage Allowing Guns In Churches On School Grounds Revived In House Committee
A House panel this week revived legislative language on firearm regulations that had stalled at the 2019 session’s halfway point.
View ArticleMoms Demand Action, Activists Call For Federal, State Response On Gun Violence
Moms Demand Action and other gun control activists from across Indiana gathered at the Statehouse Saturday to demand state and federal policymakers pass legislation to reduce gun violence. A bipartisan...
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