State lawmakers grapple with rise in threats

State lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the level of threats directed at them amid an uptick in political violence around the country. 

The most recent incidents occurred in Indiana, where a number of Republican legislators who have not thrown their support behind President Trump’s redistricting push were the victims of swatting attempts at their homes. That episode came after multiple Minnesota state lawmakers were targeted in June by a gunman, resulting in the deaths of state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband. 

Alarm at the local and state levels comes amid rising fears over political violence nationally, which have only grown since the assassination attempts against President Trump last year and the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September.

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