Aug. 21, 2021

New law establishes Indiana Crime Gun Task Force

Summary of Indiana House Bill 1558 signed into law by the Governor: Establishes the Indiana crime guns task force (task force) to address violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby counties by delivering, in cooperation with state and federal officials, a uniform strategy to trace firearms used to commit crimes.

Establishes an executive board to direct and oversee the task force. The executive board has the general power to organize its work and to enforce and administer this chapter.

The executive board shall do the following:

Work with the executive director to develop a memorandum of understanding to be used with participating law enforcement agencies.
- The memorandum of understanding must include:
  - (A) staffing and personnel requirements;
  - (B) standard operating procedures for investigating crimes involving firearms; and
  - (C) a requirement that all participating law enforcement agencies use the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).

To all involved in this effort and in the subsequent implementation of this law, kudos to you and thanks for the work that you do!

For more information on HB1558 go to: https://legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1558/2021

Pete Gagliardi

Author / Podcaster / Consultant

Executive Bio - Pete Gagliardi

Pete Gagliardi is a consultant on matters related to Crime Gun Intelligence (CGI). He provides thought leadership and strategic planning support to help governments develop sustainable solutions aimed at seeking justice for the victims of gun violence, resolution for their loved ones, and peace for their neighbors.

He has 50+ years of experience extracting useful investigative information from crime guns and related evidence in both the public and private sectors.

Thirty of those years were in law enforcement - most of which was focused on the investigation of firearms and explosives-related crimes with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). He has served as ATF’s principal liaison to Congress, the Deputy Assistant Director of Science and Technology, the Deputy Assistant Director of Law Enforcement Programs, and the Chief of Strategic Planning. In 1999, Pete retired from ATF as the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division.

Following his retirement, he spent 16 years as the Senior Vice President with Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. and its predecessor Forensic Technology Inc., the developers of the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).

One of the primary developers of the ATF National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) Program, Pete’s experience with ballistics information-sharing networks spans over 25 years - from “day one” of the creation of the ATF program in 1993 - to similar programs established in ov… Read More

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