Permit required for Eagle Creek?

[shamowfski]

My Fiancee and I are still waiting on our permits; can we shoot at eagle creek (or atterbury, etc.) now, or do we have to wait? I can go out to my parents, but it's a long drive and we were hoping to do some shooting tomorrow if the weather was good enough.

Thanks!

[kludge]

Sorry, Indiana law requires a permit to leave your residence with a handgun (unless you're moving or taking it to a gun shop for repair).

There is no exception for target practice or a safety class (the latter I tried my best, my senator introduced it, but it never went very far... SB0183).

[shamowfski]

That's what I thought. Thanks.

[Jay]

Find someone who has a permit and they can take your guns to the range and back for you. I've done it for several folks around here.

[pmpmstrb]

Yes you can. Indiana Code 35-47-2

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.

The range charges correct? If so then it is considered a business and that is allowed. secure the guns in your truck and put the unloaded clips in the glove box.

[Jay]

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.

All due respect, but I believe the statute will be interpreted as the person in possession of the firearm must either have a permit, or a place of business.... not taking the firearm to another person's place of business.

Disclaimer.......... I'm certainly no lawyer, but I'd check it out before I risked getting busted for an incorrect assumption.

[Ri22o]

Originally Posted by Jay

All due respect, but I believe the statute will be interpreted as the person in possession of the firearm must either have a permit, or a place of business.... not taking the firearm to another person's place of business.

Disclaimer.......... I'm certainly no lawyer, but I'd check it out before I risked getting busted for an incorrect assumption.

Yea, I believe you are correct.

I don't understand the law though. How is someone that keeps the firearm specifically for home defense, supposed to train and practice shooting if they can't leave the house with it to go to the range, without a permit. :rolleyesedit:

[skigun75]

[quote=Jay;48621]All due respect, but I believe the statute will be interpreted as the person in possession of the firearm must either have a permit, or a place of business.... not taking the firearm to another person's place of business.[quote+Jay;48621]

[BeeRian]

You may "need" the permit to get to the Eagle Creek range...but we wont require you to have one to shoot there .

[indyninja]

put the gun in the trunk. keep the ammo separate from the gun. don't speed. don't be a jack ass. don't do drugs. and have fun shooting