Hello,
I need help with gun law.
My hand gun license expires in one month.
I've been told by the police department today that Indiana is taking 4 months to renew licenses and that I will have to go unprotected for a long time.
I applied to a 3rd party fingerprinting company (L1 Identity Solutions) which they recommended and that will shorten it to 2 months.
This is the equivalent of a gun ban by paperwork.
I need to protect myself for 1-3 months without a license.
Indiana gun law allows for the transport of a gun to work as long as it is in a locked case.
My brother got pulled over and had a gun but no license and was told by the court that if he had had it in a locked case there would have been no big deal.
I went to my gun store to get a locked case, told one man my dilemma, and he laid down a bunch of “facts” that caused a lot of confusion. He claimed I can't take my gun out of my home at all except for repair or to sell. He claimed I couldn't even take it to a gun range without being arrested.
I also drive to Kentucky to work. Kentucky has open carry. I had planned on leaving the gun in the open after crossing the bridge. He claimed that Kentucky law doesn't apply to me because I am an Indiana resident (even though there is reciprocity) and thus open carry isn't legal for me and I'd be arrested based on Indiana laws.
There is nothing worse than someone with an opinion, or worse yet someone who thinks they know the law but doesn't. He claimed to get his facts from an FGR (Federal Gun Regulations book).
Can you help me clear up some of this? How do I defend myself from criminals?
P.S. I own rifles also. I don't know much about transporting a rifle. I do take them to the gun range a lot and had planned on hunting squirrels.
Here is a copy of Indiana gun law which allows possesion of a gun in your vehicle if secured from www.in.gov/isp:
IC 35-47-2-1
Carrying a handgun without being licensed; exceptions; person convicted of domestic battery
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may carry a handgun without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person who legally controls the property to have the handgun on the premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property, including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course; or
(C) is on the property to receive firearms related services, including the repair, maintenance, or modification of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5)the person carries the handgun:
(A) at a shooting range (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-3);
(B) while attending a firearms instructional course; or
(C) while engaged in a legal hunting activity.
Is it me or are these laws vague? Carry at a shooting range is ok but what about transporting to the shooting range? Will I be arrested?
All help appreciated.
I need help with gun law.
My hand gun license expires in one month.
I've been told by the police department today that Indiana is taking 4 months to renew licenses and that I will have to go unprotected for a long time.
I applied to a 3rd party fingerprinting company (L1 Identity Solutions) which they recommended and that will shorten it to 2 months.
This is the equivalent of a gun ban by paperwork.
I need to protect myself for 1-3 months without a license.
Indiana gun law allows for the transport of a gun to work as long as it is in a locked case.
My brother got pulled over and had a gun but no license and was told by the court that if he had had it in a locked case there would have been no big deal.
I went to my gun store to get a locked case, told one man my dilemma, and he laid down a bunch of “facts” that caused a lot of confusion. He claimed I can't take my gun out of my home at all except for repair or to sell. He claimed I couldn't even take it to a gun range without being arrested.
I also drive to Kentucky to work. Kentucky has open carry. I had planned on leaving the gun in the open after crossing the bridge. He claimed that Kentucky law doesn't apply to me because I am an Indiana resident (even though there is reciprocity) and thus open carry isn't legal for me and I'd be arrested based on Indiana laws.
There is nothing worse than someone with an opinion, or worse yet someone who thinks they know the law but doesn't. He claimed to get his facts from an FGR (Federal Gun Regulations book).
Can you help me clear up some of this? How do I defend myself from criminals?
P.S. I own rifles also. I don't know much about transporting a rifle. I do take them to the gun range a lot and had planned on hunting squirrels.
Here is a copy of Indiana gun law which allows possesion of a gun in your vehicle if secured from www.in.gov/isp:
IC 35-47-2-1
Carrying a handgun without being licensed; exceptions; person convicted of domestic battery
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person may carry a handgun without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person who legally controls the property to have the handgun on the premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property, including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course; or
(C) is on the property to receive firearms related services, including the repair, maintenance, or modification of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5)the person carries the handgun:
(A) at a shooting range (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-3);
(B) while attending a firearms instructional course; or
(C) while engaged in a legal hunting activity.
Is it me or are these laws vague? Carry at a shooting range is ok but what about transporting to the shooting range? Will I be arrested?
All help appreciated.
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