Indiana Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | No |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | Yes |
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | Enacted |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Legal |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Outright Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
It is generally unlawful to sell or otherwise transfer possession of a handgun to a person under 18 except if the gun comes from the juvenile’s parent or guardian. It is unlawful for any person to sell or give a firearm to any person whom he has a reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a felony, or is a drug abuser or under the influence of a drug, or is an alcohol abuser or in a state of intoxication, or is mentally incompetent. MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required for the possession of a rifle, shotgun, or handgun. MORE |
Carrying
No person shall carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about his person without a license being in his possession. MORE |
Preemption
No unit of government may regulate in any manner the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. MORE |
Range Protection
A person who owns, operates, or uses a shooting range is not liable in any civil or criminal matter relating to noise or noise pollution that results from the operation or use of the shooting range if the construction and operation of the shooting range were legal at the time of its initial construction or initial operation, and the shooting range continues to operate in a manner that would have been legal at the time of the inception or initial operation.
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Ind. Code Ann. § 14-22-31.5-6
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Antiques and Replicas
The chapter of Indiana’s code concerning regulation of handguns does not apply to any firearm not designed to use fixed cartridges or fixed ammunition, or any firearm made in or before 1899. Inoperable handguns cannot be carried as they meet the definition of a handgun. |
Machine Guns and Sawed-Off Shotguns
The following persons may possess machine guns: members of the armed forces, approved government agencies and law enforcement while on duty; machine guns kept as relics for display that are harmless and unusable; persons possessing or having applied to possess machine guns under applicable U.S. statutes as long as said machine guns are transferred in compliance with Indiana law; and persons engaged in a business that involves machine guns while or when acting within the scope of and in furtherance of such business. MORE |
Miscellaneous
Local government may not regulate the ownership, possession, sale, transfer, or transportation of firearms or ammunition. MORE |
SOURCES: IC 10-14-3-12; 14- 22- 6-9; 14-22-6-10; 14-16-1- 23; 20-8.1-5.1- 10; 34-12-3-3; 35 42-2-1; 35-45-1.2; 35-47-1; 35- 47-2; 35- 47-3; 35- 47-4; 35- 47-5; 35- 47-6; 35- 47-7; 35- 47-8; 35- 47-9; 35- 47-10; 35- 47-11; 36-10-3-39 http://www.in.gov/isp/2828.htm http://www.in.gov/isp/files/General_Firearms_Information_updated_2_2013.pdf http://www.state.in.us/legislative/ic/code/ http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title35/ar47/ |
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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Sunday, May 1, 2005
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Friday, February 25, 2005
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Friday, February 18, 2005
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Tuesday, December 7, 2004
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Wednesday, December 1, 2004
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Monday, November 8, 2004
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Monday, November 1, 2004
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