Indianapolis, IN
People will be safer’: Indy City-County Council passes gun control proposal, but needs changes to state law
The Indianapolis City-County Council approved two proposals Monday to address violent crime in Marion County.
One action will allow the city to hire attorneys to prosecute violent offenders on the federal level. Another measure would control access to guns in Marion County, but state law needs to change in order for those restrictions to take effect.
The efforts are part of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s violence reduction strategy, which began last year with the hope of decreasing crime in the city. In May, Hogsett announced the proposals as an addition to his plan.
State law change needed for proposal to regulate access to firearms
The council approved the proposal that would regulate access to guns in Marion County, which passed 18-5. Republican Councilors Paul Annee, Joshua Bain, Michael-Paul Hart, Brian Mowery and Michael Dilk voted against the measure. Democratic Councilor Crista Carlino was not present for the vote, and Democratic Councilor David Ray was not at Monday’s meeting.
The proposal’s first provision would create a ban on the sale of assault-style weapons such as AR-15s in Marion County. A second would increase the minimum age to purchase a weapon from 18 to 21. The third would end permitless carry of handguns.
In May, Hogsett announced that one of his office’s top priorities during the next legislative session would be convincing the Indiana General Assembly to change state law around gun restrictions, which includes a preemption statute that prevents local governments from regulating firearms.
“Tonight we are sending a clear message of where we stand about the causes of gun violence and the proliferation of illegal weapons on our streets,” Hogsett said in a statement in response to the proposal’s passage.
Comments from councilors about the proposal grew emotional Monday evening. Democratic Councilor La Keisha Jackson recalled when she was at the scene of a shooting in 2015 at the Washington Square Mall, during which three people were shot.
Jackson represents District 14 on the city’s far east side, an area that experiences heightened gun violence.
Democratic Councilor Ali Brown spoke about the prevalence of mass shootings across the country.
“This may not go into effect tomorrow, but when there’s finally some common sense people in that damn Statehouse, this will go into effect and people will be safer,” Brown said.
While Democratic members of the council commended the proposal, Republican councilors said it was “toothless,” pointing to the need for state law to change for it to take effect.
“If we were serious about tackling our city’s public safety crisis, we should be spending our time and energy on actionable proposals that will bring real, meaningful change and not this political propaganda,” Councilor Joshua Bain said.
Attorneys will prosecute more people federally
The council also unanimously approved a proposal that allocates $225,000 to hire attorneys, who will report to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The attorneys will prosecute people for violent offenses on the federal level.
Federal crimes often carry higher penalties than state charges. Defendants can be denied bail and must serve the majority of their sentence in prison.
The money will fund the positions for the rest of 2023. Additional funding for those positions will need to be allocated in the city’s budget for next year.
Contact WFYI criminal justice reporter Katrina Pross at kpross@wfyi.org. Follow on Twitter: @katrina_pross.
Pross is a Corps Member of Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every Saturday, WISH-TV highlights a local company together with our partners at Indiana Grown.
This week, Jaime and Matt Lamping with 8th Day Distillery in Indianapolis joined News 8 at Daybreak.
The Lampings share with News 8 what started their passion for the distillery, and elaborate on how Indiana’s state laws at the time impacted their plans.
They also share more about their Bottle Shop & Cocktail Bar, which recently celebrated its sixth anniversary. They discuss their various workshops and show off new releases ready to hit your shelves this year.
Watch the full interview above to learn more.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly promoting one of their top pitching prospects in their minor league system, getting him closer to the MLB.
Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reported that the Pirates will promote right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler from Double-A Altoona Curve to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.
Sources: Top Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler is being promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Chandler tossed seven innings of one run ball tonight for Altoona. He has pitched to a 2.61 ERA with 10.6 K/9 since the start of June.
Chandler is ranked as @MLBPipeline‘s No. 49 prospect. — Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) August 3, 2024
Chandler played for North Oconee High School in Bogart, Ga., 60 miles east of Atlanta. He starred in multiple sports, including basketball, golf, football and baseball. He originally committed to Georgia to play baseball, but then decommitted and committed to Clemson to play both football and baseball.
He had a fantastic senior season for North Oconee, going 8-1 with just a 1.25 ERA, plus 96 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched, while hitting .411 with eight home runs, 12 doubles and 35 RBI.
The Pirates would select Chandler with the No, 72 overall pick in the Third Round of the 2021 MLB Draft and signed him for $3 millon signing bonus, an over slot signing.
He pitched and also played shortstop for the Rookie-Level Florida Complex Pirates in 2021 and 2022 and then earned promotion to the Bradenton Marauders in the Single-A Florida State League.
Chandler chose to focus on pitching heading into the 2023 season, which would show his best talents. He started 24 games for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A, with a 9-4 record, 4.75 ERA in 106.0 innings pitched, making 120 strikeouts to 51 walks and holding hitters to a .265 batting average.
He made it up to Altoona for just one game in 2023, allowing just one hit in five innings of work and getting the win.
Chandler has played all of 2024 in Double-A, starting 16 of 19 games, a 6-7 record, one save, one shutout. He also had a 3.70 ERA in 80.1 innings pitched, allowing 55 hits, 33 earned runs and 26 walks, while making 94 strikeouts and holding hitters to a .192 batting average, along with having a 1.01 WHIP.
His last start came Friday night against the Richmond Flying Squirrels, allowing just two hits and one run in 6.0 innings pitched, while making six strikeouts on 80 pitches.
Chandler has also pitched great since the start of June, with a 2.61 ERA and 10.6 K/9.
MLB Pipeline ranks Chandler as the No. 49 prospect in their top 100 across baseball, the No. 9 right-handed pitcher and No. 12 pitcher. They also rate him as the highest Pirates prospect.
Make sure to visit Pirates OnSI for the latest news, updates, interviews and insight on the Pittsburgh Pirates.
INDIANAPOLIS — The downtown Indy building Claypool Court is getting a new retailer.
Officials hope major names like Burlington will bring more Hoosiers and visitors to Mile Square.
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“There’s definitely a lot of higher-end restaurants right around this area, so I think bringing in some retail stores isn’t a bad idea,” Wesley Slaughter, who lives downtown, said.
The store will sit at Washington and Illinois Streets, an area Slaughter says will be a good fit because it’s a heavily trafficked intersection.
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“I could see it being beneficial to get more people in the area because otherwise you have to drive outside of 465 just to hit one of those stores,” Slaughter said.
TJ Maxx has been a big part of the downtown retail scene for many years, but now there is some competition with the Burlington that’s going to be a couple of doors down.
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“We’re excited anytime that there’s a new addition to the retail landscape here in downtown Indianapolis,” Taylor Schaffer, with Downtown Indy Inc., said.
Schaffer says this is just part of a pipeline of new projects and development coming to the area.
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The space Burlington will take over is the lower level of Claypool Court. It used to be home to the Rhythm! Discovery Center.
The store is set to open this fall.
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