<P> Indiana residents, or non-residents with a "regular place of business" in Indiana, must obtain an Indiana license . Application for a license must be made to the local police department, or absent that, to the county police department . Four - year and lifetime permits are issued for Indiana residents . Out - of - state residents may only be issued four - year permits, minus Active Duty Military who become stationed in Indiana . Active Duty military stationed in Indiana can apply for lifetime permits through their local city or county police department . </P> <P> Indiana law stands mute vis - à - vis long gun carry . There are some Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rules, but these only apply on DNR properties or to hunters . Generally speaking, possession of long guns is legal whether the gun is either on one's person or in one's motor vehicle, loaded or not, concealed or not . There are additional rules regarding firearms possession on ATVs and snowmobiles . </P> <P> It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon, even sporting arms, on school property (K - 12 and day care) or on a school bus, Lawful gun owners may have guns in their vehicles on school property provided the gun is stored out of plain sight in the person's locked motor vehicle or that the driver is only transporting someone to, or from, a school event . It is also illegal to carry on a commercial airplane or in the controlled section of an airport, on a riverboat gambling cruise, at the Indiana State Fair, courthouses and the Indiana Statehouse and Government Center . Carrying on Army Corps of Engineers property which include Brookville Lake, Cagles Mill Lake, Cecil M. Harden Lake, J. Edward Roush Lake, Mississinewa Lake, Monroe Lake, Patoka Lake, and Salamonie Lake is restricted according to CFR Title 36, Chapter 111, Part 327 . </P> <P> Private businesses may restrict or forbid firearms on their properties . However, a 2010 law prohibits employers from discharging employees for in - vehicle firearms possession on business property . Furthermore, an employer may not ask any employee about the possession of firearms and / or ammunition . </P>

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