Some State Senators got Some ‘Splainin to do!

Senate Bill 356 was to allow holders of the Indiana Carry Permit (the pink card) to carry their firearms onto public property, with exceptions for jails, courthouses, schools and such. This bill would likely nullify nonsense like Indianapolis Municipal code 451-6 which bans firearms possession on Waterworks property. It was intended to ban hunting at Geist, but the unintended consequence was banning of firearms in and around Broad Ripple too. Considering the number of muggings in recent years in Broad Ripple, going there without some sort of backup is not my idea of fun.

The State Senate only could muster 25 votes so the bill fails for lack of one vote.

Here’s the rollcall:

YEAS - 25
Boots Hershman Mishler Waterman
Bray Jackman Nugent Weatherwax
Charbonneau Kruse Paul Young, M
Delph Landske Riegsecker Zakas
Dillon Long Steele
Drozda Meeks, R. Walker
Gard Miller Waltz

NAYS - 23
Alting Errington Lubbers Skinner
Arnold Hume Merritt Smith
Becker Kenley Mrvan Tallian
Breaux Lanane Rogers Wyss
Broden Lawson Simpson Young, R.
Deig Lewis Sipes

The Democrats you can expect this - Democrats typically hate firearms, unless its one of their thuggz doing the carrying. I’d like to hear Teresa Lubbers, Jim Merritt, Luke Kenley, and Tom Wyss’ reasons for opposing this bill.