Feb 11, 2021 / 07:08 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – National organization Moms Demand Action is pushing for stronger gun laws. At least 150 volunteers and survivors of gun violence are kicking off Advocacy Week Monday morning.
They’re rallying for bills that will be taken up during the upcoming legislative session.
Under current Indiana law, you must have a permit to carry loaded handguns in public, openly or concealed. You must also pass a background check. However, Moms Demand Action is opposing seven permit-less carry bills currently in the Indiana House that would remove these regulations (HB 1034, HB 1232, HB 1241, HB 1289, HB 1369, HB 1460, and HB 1544).
The group is lobbying against HB 1027 Handgun Training For Teachers that allows teachers to be armed at school. Others they reject are SB 64 and HB 1124. Moms Demand Action member and Indiana chapter co-lead Jennifer Haan told News 8 SB 64 lists 40 hours of required handgun training for teachers to carry at school.