Monthly Archives: July 2021

Who Else Could Get in Trouble Because of Your Indiana Gun Crime?

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Indiana gun dealers and purchasers take note. In April, the City of Chicago filed a civil lawsuit against Westforth Sports, a gun store in Gary, Indiana, claiming that the store is one of the primary suppliers of illegal firearms to felons and others Chicago. The gun store is just 10 miles from the Chicago border. […]

Free Resources in Indiana for People Struggling with Depression and Violent Impulses

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If you’re a Hoosier suffering from depression or struggling with aggressive impulses, you’re not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people reporting suffering from depression and anxiety has skyrocketed across Indiana and the United States. In Indiana, 36.6 percent of adults–one out of every three–reported symptoms of a depressive disorder in […]

Indiana’s Crime Guns Task Force Bill and What It Means for Defendants

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This year, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law Bill 1558, creating a Crime Guns Task Force designed to address violent crime in several central Indiana counties. The Task Force identifies and tracks firearms used in crimes across Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby counties. These counties have chosen to participate in […]

Can You Get Arrested for Behavior on Zoom?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many work meetings to online platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, but just because the meetings are virtual doesn’t mean you should abandon ordinary office decorum. Most importantly, this shift to remote meetings certainly doesn’t mean that criminal laws no longer apply from a legal standpoint. Remember […]