The red flag process in Marion County has improved since the city's deadliest shooting, but there are also new challenges.
"As we reflect on this event in the coming days, let’s remember the fact that if Prosecutor Mears had attempted to use Indiana’s Red Flag Law, this tragedy could have been prevented," Marion County Republican Party Chairman Joe Elsener wrote in an email blast Tuesday.
Those cases are also being filed and heard more quickly. Cases are being filed within two or three days of a gun seizure. It used to take nearly a month on average. And they're being resolved within weeks, as opposed to months or years. Wignall also improved the office's work with IMPD, lining up officers each week to testify — something that Jones said was lacking previously, causing unnecessary delays. The improved cooperation allowed hearings to move forward even if the person whose guns were seized didn't show up, which is common.Wignall left the prosecutor's office in January for a new job with the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
"The process in which these cases are now handled is more efficient for the involved parties, including prosecutors," the spokesman, Michael Leffler, said. "The Court holds these hearings weekly and they are often tried without the respondents present which creates more consistency when it comes to caseload management."He said Beatson is the"lead firearms expert within the office" and has"significant experience" with red flag cases.
The other two cases were dismissed because the person was already prohibited from possessing firearms due to past felony convictions. The sixth person was found not dangerous after presenting testimony from family and medical records.While Marion County officials have made changes, state lawmakers have resisted doing so.
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