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    1. kludge

      IC 37-45-2-1; Poll #3

      Question #3: (parallel logic with poll #1) A person is at a friend’s home and is holding his friend’s legally owned handgun. Is this person considered “carrying a handgun without a license” in the sense of IC 35-47-2-1?? YES /NO If “NO” which section of the Indiana Code or legal precedent...
    2. kludge

      IC 37-45-2-1; Poll #2

      Question #2: A person is at licensed handgun dealer’s shop with a shooting range and has rented and is shooting a one of the dealer’s handguns. Is this person considered “carrying a handgun without a license” in the sense of IC 35-47-2-1? YES /NO If “NO” which section of the Indiana Code or...
    3. kludge

      IC 37-45-2-1; Poll #1

      Follow along, you'll see where I'm going with this... Question #1: A person is at licensed handgun dealer’s shop and is holding one of the dealer’s handguns. Is this person considered “carrying a handgun without a license” in the sense of IC 35-47-2-1? YES /NO If “NO” which section of the...
    4. M

      What are the legal ramifications of "loaning" a firearm?

      Hypothetical question. Say you "loan" a firearm to someone, and they lose it, have it stolen, use it in a crime/self defense scenario? Are you liable for the actions/inactions of others? Could you be charged as an accessory? Assume for arguments sake, that before the "loan", you did your...
    5. I

      Self defense in Chicago

      This has probably already been covered somewhere on here before, but my search-fu seems to not be working very well. OK, say I am in Chicago, IL and decide that my personal protection is more important than an unconstitutional law that they have on the books about denying my 2nd Amendment right...
    6. L

      Question about liability

      i was reading on another forum that some states (i think it was ohio in this case) grant employers immunity from lawsuits regarding the use of firearms by CCs, as well as immunity from lawsuits stemming from injuries sustained by employees and customers that are related to the company's "no guns...
    7. GuyRelford

      Can you shoot him through the window?

      For those of you who have requested additional "legal scenarios," here's the next one: You're minding your own business, sitting in your SUV at a stop light at Capitol and South Streets in Indy. You notice a very intoxicated man on foot, weaving in and out of the cars at the intersection...
    8. rich8483

      no duty to retreat in your home but...

      ...basically legally allowed to shoot first ask questions later, but what if you are in a Detached garage or other outbuilding changing the oil in your car and some one busts in to steel your dewalt nailer and all your craftsman tools? is it considered your dwelling or curtilage and you have to...
    9. GuyRelford

      Can You Shoot Him?

      Here's the next scenario in our "Legal Quandaries" series, which has generated a positive response so far: You park your beloved '69 GTO "Judge" convertible at a local shopping mall, just before closing, in order to run in and shop for a last-minute birthday gift for your wife. When you...
    10. WHAT HAPPENED

      Question about "your work place being robbed"

      I lets say "your off the clock" and you see your store being robbed can you do anything??? let me give more detail.... the person has no visible gun or weapon... the person just takes what they wont and walks out the door and gets into the running get-away car that is right by the door... plates...
    11. GuyRelford

      Are You Liable?

      Okay, I was going to wait a few days to post another "legal quandary," but you folks did such a great job with the last one, I couldn't resist. Here's the scenario: You are carrying OC all day, and when you get home, you go into your walk-in closet (where you have your gun safe) to put the gun...
    12. GuyRelford

      Can You Kill Him?

      How Well Do You Know Indiana Gun Law? Here's the scenario: You're at home with your wife and children. It's 2:00 am. Two masked, armed intruders break into your home. One has a loaded AK, the other a loaded sawed-off 12 ga. shotgun. After a few seconds, your trusty labrador hears them in...
    13. roscott

      So You've Killed Someone... Now What?

      I understand the ramifications of shooting someone, and the necessity for it in certain situations. But I don't know the specific steps to take immediately after shooting someone. Let me give it to you in a scenario: Someone pulls a gun at the gas station, waves it around, yelling and...
    14. spasmo

      BG in your house

      If a BG was in your house or even anywhere else but threatening you, would you shoot to kill or to wound? I think about this all the time. I am not sure how I could live with taking someone's life. But if you just maimed him, he'd probably turn around and sue since that's the state of mind a...
    15. esrice

      How do you hold someone at gunpoint?

      I don't know that I've ever seen this question posed on a forum before. Its actually a two-part question. Question #1: When, if ever, is it OK to hold someone at gunpoint? I'm thinking of a scenario where someone has broken into your home in the middle of the night, and you are awakened by...
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