House panel OKs letting staffers carry guns in Statehouse

House panel OKs letting staffers carry guns in Statehouse

A House panel has advanced a measure to give legislative employees the right to carry guns at the Indiana Statehouse.

State regulations that ban deadly weapons from the Statehouse already exempt judges, police officers and members of the Legislature. This bill extends the right to employees of the Senate and House, as well as the Legislative Services Agency.

The House panel approved the proposal in a 9-3 vote, sending it to the full House. The Senate previously approved it 40-9.

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