City leaders are concerned about the recent rise in gun crimes involving teenagers.
INDIANAPOLIS — Firearms - from handguns to semi-automatic rifles - were found in the possession of teenagers last year.
"What normally would have been a fistfight are now with guns because everyone has them. So, this is pure speculation, but I think it's logical to think that the more guns you have, the more access you have," said Martine Romy Bernard-Tucker, director of Marion County's Office of Public Health and Safety.
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