Indiana House Bill 1343, authored by State Rep. Steve Bartels, allows the Indiana National Guard’s leader to establish a “military police force” that could make arrests, conduct searches and seizures, carry firearms and exercise other police powers.

Fierce debate erupts on Indiana National Guard military police bill
A bill allowing the Indiana governor to deploy a “military police force” of the Indiana National Guard throughout the state advanced out of the House Wednesday amid heated debate, but legal experts…