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From blaming mass shootings on abortion and the teaching of evolution to harassing survivors of school shootings, Republicans have a long history of deeply f--ked-up responses to America’s gun problem. And that tradition is apparently alive and well in Indiana, where a state lawmaker responded to student pleas for gun control by telling them he was packing and flashing his firearm in their faces. The Associated Press reports that earlier this week, students from Burris Laboratory School traveled to the state Capitol for a day of advocacy with Students Demand...

A Republican lawmaker in Indiana flashed his concealed firearm to students protesting for gun control at the state's Capitol on Tuesday.State Rep. Jim Lucas approached the group of five teenagers to ask what brought them to the Capitol. He began to defend gun rights when they told him they were participating in a protest with a branch of the Everytown for Gun Safety advocacy group.One of the teens began recording the exchange.Lucas argued that Americans are not "truly free" unless they are equipped to defend themselves.RED STATE'S NRA-BACKED BILL TO...

A video taken by a high school student shows an Indiana lawmaker flashing a gun to students who were visiting the statehouse to talk to legislators about gun control. A student from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie told The Associated Press she and four other students were at the state Capitol on Tuesday to participate in a day of advocacy with Students Demand Action, an arm of Everytown for Gun Safety. Alana Trissel, 17, said state Rep. Jim Lucas asked the students what brought them to the Capitol and began...

An Indiana state lawmaker flashed his holstered gun at high schoolers visiting the Statehouse to advocate for gun reform, leaving some of the teenagers feeling unsafe and “threatened,” according to a video of the interaction. Republican Rep. Jim Lucas was debating on the topic of firearm legislation with students from the Burris Laboratory School when he opened his coat to reveal the gun on his waist to the youngsters, Franklin College’s student publication The Statehouse File first reported. “I’m carrying [a gun] right now,” Lucas tells the group of students...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Indiana Democratic Party has released a statement criticizing Representative Jim Lucas after a video posted by The Statehouse File appeared to show him flashing a gun to a group of high school students while discussing gun rights. In the video, Representative Lucas shows a gun holster to the students in response to a question about the right to carry a firearm. After showing the holster, one person from the group says Lucas’ gun doesn’t make them feel safe, to which he responds by saying “those...

An Indiana state lawmaker was captured on video opening his suit jacket and flashing a holstered pistol to shaken students who were on a visit to the Statehouse in Indianapolis to voice their concerns about guns and school shootings, according to . "I'm carrying one right now," Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas said, as he opened the right side of his jacket to show the weapon on his person. "See, nothing about that makes me feel safe," a student behind the camera replied. Nothing about carrying a gun makes me...