The incident drew criticism on social media, with some accusing him of brandishing, and others calling for him to leave his role. When asked if he would do anything differently regarding his meeting with the students, Lucas said, "Maybe not falsely assume that they were ready to have an adult conversation." Lucas told Scripps News Indianapolis he was trying to have an "adult conversation" with the students and didn’t know he was being recorded. In the video a student's voice says, "See, and nothing about that makes me feel safe." "I’m carrying a gun right now," Lucas says, opening his suit jacket and showing a holstered weapon on his hip. "So, do you mean by carrying?" a student asks. "You’re not truly free if you can’t defend yourself." "They're not free," Lucas says in the video. They were in Indianapolis to urge lawmakers to do more to prevent gun violence as part of a day of action, a spokesperson for event organizers said.Ībout six minutes into the video, a student tells Lucas that Australia banned guns and hasn't had a mass shooting in years. The students are from the Burris Laboratory School in Muncie and are members of Students Demand Action. Lucas says he met the students in an elevator Tuesday and stepped off to speak with them. Lucas told Scripps News Indianapolis he was trying to show "that guns are among us, and living in fear of them does not make sense." Jim Lucas says he was demonstrating that firearms are everywhere when he showed his holstered handgun to a group of teens on Tuesday.Ī 10-minute video of the Seymour Republican's debate with Muncie high school students was posted on social media Wednesday. A lawmaker is facing criticism for showing off his firearm at Indiana's Statehouse this week.
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