Sen. Walker Shares Update

In 2021, I sponsored House Enrolled Act 1558, which established the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force. The ICGTF created a uniform strategy in Indiana to address violent crime and hold those who commit violent offenses accountable. The ICGTF works with state and federal law enforcement officials to trace firearms used to commit crimes. 

The ICGTF covers Allen, Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Shelby counties.

This year marks the ICGTF’s fourth year as an organization, and each year they continue to show their dedication to a safer Indiana. According to a recent report, ICGTF has made a total of 81 violent crime arrests, with six of those charged federally. The organization has also seized over 100 guns and 173 illegal handgun switches from those arrests.  

Since January of this year, ICGTF has also seized a significant amount of street drugs, including over 100 grams of fentanyl, 1,800 grams of methamphetamine and 32,000 grams of marijuana.

It has been great to see how the ICGTF increases their crime deterrence and public safety each year. I have enjoyed working with the General Assembly on the issue of public safety, and I will continue to fight for safer communities.