Vigil For the Murdered at FedEx: Politicians Call For More Gun Laws
INDIANAPOLIS–During a vigil for the eight people killed in the Thursday night shooting at the FedEx Ground Facility, politicians called for change, including an end to regular people being able to possess what Rep. Andre Carson called “assault weapons”.
Though it was still not clear and police were unwilling to say what make and model gun was used in the shooting, witnesses described it vaguely as a “sub-machine gun”.
LISTEN: Saturday night vigil for FedEx shooting victims
“Loving God, what more can we take?” asked Mayor Joe Hogsett, himself offering a prayer. “What began as a year where we were called upon to celebrate 200 years of community, has instead become a gauntlet of unprecedented challenges.”
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It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus says its “call to action days” – bringing advocates to the Statehouse – are making an impact on the legislature.
The increased advocacy came out of an incident earlier this session in which Black lawmakers were booed and heckled by some Republicans after raising concerns about what they saw as discrimination in a piece of legislation.
Organizations including the Indiana Muslim Alliance Network, the Indiana Minority Health Coalition, the Indiana Poor People’s Campaign, Faith in Indiana, Hoosier Women Forward and Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis showed up at the Statehouse, as did citizens from around the state. People sent letters and emails and made calls. And IBLC leaders say that advocacy has helped halt some legislation they oppose and push forward bills they support.
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