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Evansville advisory commission plans community forum, seeks multi‑agency gun‑violence data
Summary
At its Jan. 23 meeting, the Evansville Advisory Commission prioritized gun‑violence work for 2025, discussed convening EPD, the sheriff's office and the ATF for a public forum, and requested recent multi‑agency statistics to guide recommendations.
The Evansville Advisory Commission on Jan. 23 identified gun violence as its top priority for 2025 and discussed convening local, county and federal law‑enforcement partners for a public forum and data briefing.
Commissioner Pete proposed inviting representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office and the Evansville Police Department to a single meeting so the commission could "sit down and have stats" and "make informed decisions," he said. Pete also suggested inviting a circuit court judge and the prosecutor's office to provide judicial and prosecutorial perspective.
The discussion centered on getting comparable, recent…
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