INDIANAPOLIS — Despite several protests, all “safe gun storage” bills introduced this year have died in the Indiana General Assembly.
Thursday, the Lock It Down Foundation and Case Files Chicago teamed up outside the Statehouse and urged lawmakers to bring several of those bills back to the negotiating table.
”You guys need to come back on an emergency basis,” said Lisette Guillen with Case Files Chicago.
”You come back on an emergency special meeting for everything else, then come back to save these children’s lives,” said Andrew Holmes, the founder of Lock It Down.
One of those bills, HB 1325, would have made failing to secure a loaded firearm a felony if a child ends up injuring or killing someone with it, scenes both crisis responders said they’re all too familiar with.
”When you walk into those houses, the gore, the screams, the cries, they’re unimaginable,” Guillen said.
2nd Amendment Attorney Guy Relford, who founded the 2A Project, said he opposed HB 1325 but supported two other failed bills that provided tax credits for safe gun storage devices and gun safety training.