eldirector
Grandmaster
Sorry for bring this thread back to LIFE found it via the FAQ and I wanted to know where in the IC it says (if it does) that a face to face handgun purchase is OK in Indiana. I know that is it LEGAL to buy a handgun from a private party in Indiana so long as
1) You are 18+
2) You have no reason to believe the other person is a felon
3) You know the other person is a resident of the state of Indiana
Is this correct? Where is the IC for this?
Thanks
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.
Place of purchase is not defined. Nowhere does it day you CANNOT purchase from a private seller, or that you MUST purchase from a retailer. If you do not have your LTCH, you must simply go straight home with your new handgun, from wherever you just bought it.
My , and IANAL.