ABOUT CARRYING: I have a handgun. What do I carry it in?
A holster. I recommend
Raven Concealment Systems 
Although, there are a plethora of threads on this topic, asked and answered by people much less biased than me:
http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...you_carry.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...b_holster.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access...kholsters.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access..._holsters.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access...ruger_lcp.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access...t_holster.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access...gun_comps.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access...lock_23_a.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/access..._pictures.html Where am I allowed to carry in Indiana?
Assuming you have your LTCH...not schools (including churches with preschools), not most government buildings, not most Federal property, not most of Indy City Parks. Yes, you can carry in most state parks.
A more specific list of where you can NOT carry:
k-12 schools, property used for school functions
school buses
Head Start
preschools
private schools
riverboat casinos
airport sterile areas
shipping ports
State fairgrounds during State Fair
Post office (questionable, as it may not actually be Federal property)
Where prohibited by local ordinance, on gov't property
Some of these are not mandated by state statute, but are delegated. For example, there is no actual law prohibiting carry on riverboat casinos. However, there are laws delegating the authority to the Indiana Gaming Commission to define their own administrative rules. The IGC has significant "teeth" to enforce their administrative rules, including providing for criminal prosecution.
Without your LTCH, there is nowhere that you can carry legally. As always, there are a very few, very restrictive exceptions to this rule. However, that said, just in case it hasn't been made clear enough: you can
NOT carry from your home to your favorite range (public or private) without your LTCH. The term "carry" encompasses not only on your person in a holster, but also in your car, truck, boat, plane, in a locked container separate from your ammunition.
IANAL.
Some threads:
http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...you_go_to.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...rohibited.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_..._downtown.html
Click here for a thread by a member who demonstrates that even if a police officer tells you it's ok, it's NOT ok:
http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...your_help.html
Indiana Code clicky:
Indiana Code 35-47-2 Quote:
IC 35-47-2-1
Carrying a handgun without a license or by person convicted of domestic battery
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body, except in the person's dwelling, on the person's property or fixed place of business, without a license issued under this chapter being in the person's possession.
(b) Unless the person's right to possess a firearm has been restored under IC 35-47-4-7, a person who has been convicted of domestic battery under IC 35-42-2-1.3 may not possess or carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body in the person's dwelling or on the person's property or fixed place of business.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.326-1987, SEC.1; P.L.195-2003, SEC.6; P.L.98-2004, SEC.155; P.L.118-2007, SEC.35.
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Quote:
IC 35-47-2-2
Excepted persons
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this chapter does not apply to:
(1) marshals;
(2) sheriffs;
(3) the commissioner of the department of correction or persons authorized by him in writing to carry firearms;
(4) judicial officers;
(5) law enforcement officers;
(6) members of the armed forces of the United States or of the national guard or organized reserves while they are on duty;
(7) regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to purchase or receive such weapons from the United States or from this state who are at or are going to or from their place of assembly or target practice;
(8) employees of the United States duly authorized to carry handguns;
(9) employees of express companies when engaged in company business;
(10) any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms or the agent or representative of any such person having in his possession, using, or carrying a handgun in the usual or ordinary course of that business; or
(11) any person while carrying a handgun unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his dwelling or fixed place of business, or to a place of repair or back to his dwelling or fixed place of business, or in moving from one dwelling or business to another.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
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Note NONE of this says anything about going to a range to practice except for #7 above, and that does NOT include the general populace.
What states have reciprocity with Indiana? http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_..._s_permit.html I'm not an Indiana resident. Is my CCW/LTCH (resident or non-resident) permit valid in Indiana?
Indiana recognizes licenses from any state or foreign country as long as the holder is not an Indiana resident. Indiana residents must have an Indiana LTCH.
http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...te_permit.html How do I transport a gun across Illinois?
The Federal Peaceable Journey Statute allows you to transport a handgun through intervening states provided you may legally do so at both the start and end of your journey. For example, you can legally pass through Illinois on your way to Iowa provided you are legal in both Indiana and Iowa. Anywhere you actually stop (gas, food, etc.) may be considered your "destination". That said, Illinois is extremely hostile to gun owners and you may not be able to assert your rights under the statute until after you've been arrested and charged. Avoid Chicago entirely. Here is the relevant statute:
Quote:
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 44 > § 926a
§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms
Release date: 20050803
Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any
political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from
transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any
lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any
other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation
the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily
accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle:
Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s
compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the
glove compartment or console. |
As always, laws are subject to change, so please seek competent legal advice before your journey.
http://ingunowners.com/forums/genera...hat_is_il.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_..._illinois.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...s_weekend.html Concealed or open carry?
Yes. The Indiana LTCH does not specify whether a gun must be carried openly or concealed, therefore either manner is acceptable and is entirely your personal preference. There are many schools of thought on this, but either way is legal. There are certain areas west of Indianapolis where officials will tell you it is illegal to carry openly, but that is absolutely not true.
http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...n_hammond.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...pen_carry.html http://ingunowners.com/forums/carry_...pen_carry.html How do I register my handgun or long gun?
Indiana does not have gun registration of any kind. You are not required to register either your handgun or your long gun with any agency.