The Indiana General Assembly opened this month, and hundreds of bills have already been proposed for deliberation in Indianapolis. In coming editions, the Exponent will be reviewing legislation related to hot-button topics in the state.
The Indiana Senate is attempting to pass a change to the 2022 gun law that allowed residents as young as 18 years old to carry a handgun without a permit.
Sen. Lonnie Randolph of District 2 authored Senate Bill 24, which would raise the minimum age to 21 years old.
The restrictions in the 2022 bill would carry over, including people who have been convicted of a felony, a person who has been determined to be “dangerous” under Indiana law, or a non-citizen of the United States.
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a nationwide nonprofit organization who, according to their website, “is fighting to end the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political system.”
Each year, the Giffords Center gives a grade to each state based on gun legislation and their strengths and weaknesses. The group gave Indiana an overall grade of D-, and nationally ranked them 25th in terms of gun-law strength.