Articles tagged as: red flag law
January 13, 2022
Indianapolis denies FedEx shooting victims' payout request
The city of Indianapolis effectively denied a request for over $2 million in compensation made by three members of the Sikh community affected by a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility last April.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2021
FedEx shooting victims may seek damages from the city over failure to use state's red flag law
Victims of the Indianapolis FedEx shooting earlier this year may seek damages from the City.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2021
IMPD: FedEx Shooter Motivated By Suicide, Not Bias
Law enforcement says there is no evidence a gunman was motived by racial or ethnic bias, or sought to advance an ideology when he shot and killed eight people at the FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis on April 15.
Read MoreMay 6, 2021
Judge Alters 'Red Flag' Process After Indianapolis FedEx Shooting
Judge Amy Jones, who oversees the filings of red flag cases in Marion County, issued new guidance this week.
Read MoreApril 26, 2021
Marion County Prosecutor Facing Criticism After FedEx Shooting
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears is facing mounting criticism for declining to pursue court hearings that could have prevented a man from accessing the guns used to shoot and kill eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis.
Read MoreApril 19, 2021
FedEx Shooting Highlights Flaws Of Indiana's Red Flag Law
Indiana's Red Flag law could have stopped 19 year-old Brandon Hole from legally buying the guns he used to kill eight people at a FedEx facility last week, but the Marion County Prosecutor said the law has significant limitations.
Read MoreApril 18, 2021
Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used In Shooting
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year
Read MoreJuly 8, 2019
Want To Prevent Gun Violence? Some States Turn To 'Red Flag' Laws
Indiana's Red Flag Law was passed in 2005 and is one of the oldest in the country. But it isn't used a lot.
Read MoreJune 4, 2018
Study Links Indiana's "Red Flag" Firearm Law To Decrease In Suicides
The study focused on Indiana and Connecticut's firearm seizure laws. While Connecticut's suicide rate has been offset by different factors over 10 years, Indiana's has gradually decreased since the enactment of the seizure law.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2018
Indiana Law Seen As Model For Solution In Gun Debate
Following the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida an Indiana law, known as the "red flag law," has earned national attention as a possible solution.
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