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In this July 7, 2014 file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms confiscated during the year.

M. Spencer Green

Are lax gun laws paving the way for more shootings?

By  Marie Mendoza and Isabelle Earl
   

Chicago has some of the toughest gun restrictions in the country, but 60% of guns recovered in the city come from neighboring states. Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers passed a bill removing the permit requirement to carry a gun in public starting in July.

Reset checks in with one of the co-authors of House Bill 1296 and WBEZ’s Mike Puente to learn more about the implications of this law.

GUESTS: Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour)

Michael Puente, WBEZ reporter

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