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CHICAGO — Support for a gun education and safety lock program has the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office looking for help from the county council in accepting donations to launch the

Support for a gun education and safety lock program has the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office looking for help from the county council in accepting donations to launch the effort. Bernie Johnsen, supervising deputy prosecutor, said since Indiana changed its gun laws in 2023 enabling easy access to firearms for almost anybody, there has been a substantial number of accidental shootings of children. ...

CHICAGO — Support for a gun education and safety lock program has the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office looking for help from the county council in accepting donations to launch the effort. Bernie Johnsen, supervising deputy prosecutor, said since Indiana changed its gun laws in 2023 enabling easy access to firearms for almost anybody, there has been a substantial number of accidental shootings ...

Data from 1999-2020 shoes the gun death rate in Indiana was slightly higher than the national rate. The rate in Northwest Indiana was double the national rate.

Most of the neighbors in the building on the 1900 block of Burr Street in Gary were unaware that the shooting happened.

The event, hosted by Circle of Love NWI, will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. at Wicker Park in Highland.

Gary police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a 3-year-old boy in his home earlier this week.