Bloomington police chief blames it on guns 
......Mike Diekhoff stood across the street. He's Bloomington's police chief, and like all of the officers in the department, he worked 12-hour patrol shifts over the busy Little 500 weekend...
...Diekhoff said hearing that the shooting happened inside a crowded bar "was highly unusual, and concerning, because that doesn't happen here."
But given the uptick in gun violence in Bloomington over the past two years, he's not surprised it spilled over into the Little 500 party weekend...
..."When you look at the increase in incidents of gunshots fired, we thought this might present a situation where there might be gunfire," he said. "We're fortunate there's been no deaths."
He said the steady increase in violence stems in part from the easy availability of guns and the lack of restrictions to own or carry one. "The state Legislature certainly hasn't helped things by saying now you can buy and carry a gun with no permit required," he said.
"The prevalence of firearms has increased so much that we have serious concerns. But when anybody can have a gun, more people are going to end up getting hurt. Something has to be done."...
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