Marion County prosecutor talks about double murder suspect
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears is placing blame for rising youth violence on Indiana’s gun laws, saying recent legislation is helping put deadly weapons in the hands of children.
Mears stepped out of a 9 a.m. hearing Friday to address the media following an initial hearing for charges filed against 19-year-old Anthony Bean, who was arrested in connection to a shooting that killed two people, including a 12-year-old boy, last weekend.
“When you encourage everyone to have a gun, when you pass permitless carry, it should come as no surprise to anyone that those guns are gonna end up in the hands of kids,” Mears said. “And when you have no private regulation of gun sales, it should come as no surprise that those guns are gonna end up in the hands of kids.”…