In 2014 , over the opposition of Indiana school organizations , Pence signed a bill which allows firearms to be kept in vehicles on school property . In 2015 , following a shooting in Chattanooga , Pence recruited the National Rifle Association to train the Indiana National Guard on concealed carry . Some National Guard officials from other states questioned why a civilian organization would be involved in a military issue . In May 2015 , Pence signed into law Senate Bill 98 , which limited lawsuits against gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers and retroactively terminated the City of Gary 's still-pending 1999 lawsuit against gun manufacturers and retailers that allegedly made illegal sales of handguns . The bill was supported by Republicans such as state senator Jim Tomes , who hoped that the measure would attract more gun-related businesses to Indiana , but opposed by Gary mayor and former Indiana Attorney General Karen Freeman-Wilson , who viewed the measure as " an unprecedented violation of the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches of state government . " In 2016 , Pence signed Senate Bill 109 into law , legalizing the captive hunting of farm-raised deer in Indiana
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