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In downtown Bloomington, supporters held signs reading “We Can End Gun Violence” during a memorial for shooting victims. City officials hosted the event to remember gun victims and support the Wear Orange movement.

Starting July 1, Hoosiers 18 and older can carry a handgun without a permit, except those with a felony conviction, who face a restraining order or have a dangerous mental illness.

The agreement includes support for states to adopt red flag laws, funding for school safety resources and enhanced background checks for gun buyers under 21 years old.

Bloomington’s rally, organized by local high school students, was one of many taking place in the wake of last month’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Many Indiana schools already take steps that are designed to make buildings more secure. They use a single entrance where visitors must be buzzed in, have police and run active shooter drills.

That same day, two background check bills were read by the U.S. Senate for the first time after the bills had been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in March of 2021.

In Indiana, more than a quarter of all incidents involving guns at schools statewide since 1970 occurred during the last two years, according to data from the K-12 School Shooting Database.