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As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600 mass shootings involving at least four deaths or injuries. Democratic-led states that already have restrictive gun laws have responded to home-state tragedies by enacting or proposing even more limits on guns. Many states with Republican-led legislatures appear unlikely to adopt any new gun policies after last year's local mass shootings. They're pinning the problem on violent individuals, not their weapons.
As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600 mass shootings involving at least four deaths or injuries. Democratic-led states that already have restrictive gun laws have responded to home-state tragedies by enacting or proposing even more limits on guns. Many states with Republican-led legislatures appear unlikely to adopt any new gun policies after last yearās local mass shootings. They're pinning the problem on violent individuals, not their weapons.
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It is similar to a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Hammond, challenging the redistricting of the Gary Common Council.
The man told the officer, "you're just mad I outran you," in reference to a pursuit around 9:30 a.m. in which the man was going approximately 20 miles over the posted speed limit eastbound on Tremont Road, just south of U.S. Route 20, according to the Chesterton Police Department.
Court documents allege Virgil King, 22, and Micah Sanders, 23, fired multiple shots at Daqwuan Walker, 23, of Gary, early Wednesday morningĀ on the 500 block of Chase Street.
"There are times when it is simply too dangerous to release a defendant before trial," said state Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford.
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It is similar to a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in Hammond, challenging the redistricting of the Gary Common Council.
The Indiana General Assembly appears likely to resolve a separation-of-powers dispute among two branches of Lake County government.
"There are times when it is simply too dangerous to release a defendant before trial," said state Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford.