Guns allowed at Lafayette National Guard armory

An executive order issued by Gov. Mike Pence over the weekend authorizes licensed service members who have completed a training course to carry their firearms with them into any Indiana National Guard armory or recruiting location. Previously, service members were told to lock their firearms in the trunk of their car.

Catalina Carrasco, a public affairs officer with the Indiana National Guard, said the policy took effect Monday morning but couldn’t say how many, if any, Lafayette servicemen or -women chose to carry firearms to the armory.

She declined to indicate how many people work at the armory for “safety and security purposes.”