As one of the small number of reporters covering Fishers on a regular basis, I try to make it a priority to cover local events in person, if at all possible.  There are situations I cannot be there when the event happens and need to follow-up later, but there is nothing quite like being on the scene to understand the context of a story.

This was illustrated while I sat through a Fishers Board of Works and Public Safety session Friday morning.

There was an agenda item simply labeled “Surplus Property 2018 Weapons.”  My first thought was, what, the city is selling surplus guns?  Apparently, that thought crossed the mind of Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.

“We’re not actually selling guns,” the mayor said.  “We’re not having a garage sale.”

Then everyone looked at me…..the message was, Larry, you need to explain that the city is not selling or giving away firearms to the public.  In fact, declaring these weapons surplus simply allows Fishers officers to keep their guns once they have served their useful lives.

Let it be known that Larry did his job as a reporter…..no gun garage sale for the City of Fishers.