<P> Gun laws in Indiana regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Indiana . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Permit to purchase? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firearm registration? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assault weapon law? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magazine capacity restriction? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner license required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carry license required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 2 - 3 </Td> <Td> Shall - Issue . Officially "License to Carry Handgun", which covers concealed and open carry . <P> As of July 1, 2017, persons who a) are at least 18 years old, b) are protected by a protection order, c) have applied for a license, and d) are not prohibited from possessing a handgun may carry a handgun without a license for 60 days from the date of the protection order being issued . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Open carry? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 2 - 3 </Td> <Td> May carry openly with license . According to the state's official website, "carrying an exposed firearm in public may be alarming to some people and create unnecessary and unwanted attention to yourself ." <P> On May 9, 2017, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that detaining an individual based solely upon their possession of a handgun (in order to verify that they are licensed) violates the Fourth Amendment absent any other reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime being committed . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vehicle carry? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 2 - 3 </Td> <Td> May carry in a vehicle with license . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State preemption of local restrictions? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 11.1 - 2 </Td> <Td> Enacted in 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 5 - 10 </Td> <Td> Federal laws observed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shall certify? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shall certify within 15 days . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable journey laws? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Federal rules observed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Castle Doctrine law? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 41 - 3 - 2 </Td> <Td> No duty to retreat from dwelling, curtilage, or occupied motor vehicle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Duty to inform? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> IC 35 - 47 - 2 - 24 </Td> <Td> Indiana law does not require one to disclose possession of a firearm on contact with Law Enforcement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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