Mike Pence says school safety, not gun laws, should be focus
Governor-elect Mike Pence says his response to the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting will include a review of Indiana school safety.Pence says his budget proposal to the General Assembly will...
View ArticleIN groups call for gun control
Indiana faith leaders and anti-gun violence advocates are calling for action in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. They want Hoosiers to demand reform of the state’s gun laws.Christ Church Dean...
View ArticleIndiana 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.
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 Councilman...
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 started...
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 ArticleMike Pence says school safety, not gun laws, should be focus
Governor-elect Mike Pence says his response to the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting will include a review of Indiana school safety. Pence says his budget proposal to the General Assembly will...
View ArticleIN groups call for gun control
Indiana faith leaders and anti-gun violence advocates are calling for action in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. They want Hoosiers to demand reform of the state’s gun laws. Christ Church Dean...
View ArticleIndiana 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...
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