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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Law - "Kentucky lawmakers ask for gun ban in Capitol"; what about Indiana?
Via the Lexington Herald-Leader:
The Daniels administration passed rules in 2007 re the "regulation of Deadly Weapons and Devices" in the "state government center campus." There are found at 25 IAC 8.FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Some lawmakers are pressing for a ban on people carrying guns into the state Capitol.
Democratic state Rep. Jim Wayne of Louisville raised the issue Tuesday, a day after a man wore a holstered gun into the House chamber and watched the floor debates.
Wayne and a House colleague called for House Speaker Greg Stumbo and the Legislative Research Commission to bar guns, saying "people who are mentally fragile can take desperate actions."
Stumbo said it is a serious issue, and that House Democrats would discuss what should be done about it in a caucus meeting on Wednesday.
The rule at 25 IAC 8-3-1 provides that no person in possession of a deadly weapon shall be permitted into or permitted to remain in the Indiana government center campus. This includes state garages and parking areas, per 25 IAC 8-2-1(4).
The rule, at 25 IASC 8-3-3(2) and (3), specifically exempts "Members of the Indiana general assembly who hold an unlimited license to carry a handgun" and "Members of the Indiana judiciary."
ILB observation: This Indiana rule may be impacted by the "guns at work" bill, HEA 1065,
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 23, 2010 07:15 PM
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