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Paul Helmke, former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, agreed. “Indiana already does too little to keep loaded guns out of public places and out of the hands of dangerous people. This bill would make us all less safe,” the former Republican mayor wrote in an email. No license is required to buy a firearm in Indiana, but one is required for open or concealed carry. Individuals with a conviction for a felony or misdemeanor domestic battery are ineligible, and a license can also be denied in other prescribed situations. HB 1396 is one of four so-called “constitutional...

Among the bills that have started to pass through the Indiana Statehouse is a police reform measure that’s been described as historic.

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Rogue police officers could be more easily identified and rooted out under a bill passed unanimously Tuesday.

The bill would also establish a procedure for the law enforcement training board to decertify officers who commit misconduct, and would ease the sharing of officers’ employment records between police departments, thus helping to identify “bad actors” and keep them from moving jobs.