"Concealed means concealed" is not at all the same as "legal" and I wish people would stop encouraging gun carriers to violate the law. If a city or township has an ordinance against carrying in certain places (such as Indianapolis City Parks), it's a disservice to the asker to just tell them to do it anyway. At least help him understand the ramifications of the decision and possible penalties if he gets caught.
anybody try the deep fried Pepsi??? I missed out
Ness2k I hope you are joking when you say you have a CCW badge, how have they not banned these yet?
I just cant ponder looking like a cop, oc'ing, and having a fake badge work out very well for you...
Got an answer today from my higher-ups. It's not ILLEGAL to carry. If you are SEEN with a firearm you will be asked to put it in your vehicle. According to them, signs are posted. I haven't been yet---will probably go on Saturday. Like others have said, Concealed means Concealed.
Doesn't this state have full preemption?
Then it isn't illegal. In Indiana EVERYTHING IS LEGAL unless there is an actual law prohibiting it.There is nothing that I could find in the Porter County Code that specifically prohibits carrying a weapon at the Porter County Fair.
Carry in county owned buildings is legal unless it is expressly prohibited by code/ordinance. Someone else already covered the courthouse issue, which is expressed.That being said, I could find nothing in the Porter County Code that prohibits carrying a firearm in any county public building, such as the courthouse either. I guarantee you will be arrested, not asked to leave if you carry a firearm into the courthouse. I understand that they are two entirely different venues, but they are both properties that are owned by the county, and have signs specifically stating no firearms.
Everyone has to make their own call, but I would bet that a person found in possession of a firearm at the Porter County Fair, would be detained at the very least, and at worst be charged with unlawful use of a weapon. The bottom line is why chance it. If they do charge you, then you are stuck hiring an attorney. You may be found not guilty at some point, but who needs the hassle.
Doesn't this state have full preemption?
And local municipalities may still enact ordinances prohibiting carry on property they own or manage, such as Indianapolis' IndyParks (like the Monon Trail):IC 35-47-11-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to all units (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23).
(b) This chapter does not affect the validity of an ordinance adopted before, and in effect on, January 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.90-2010, SEC.8.
IC 35-47-11-2
Regulation of firearms by units other than townships
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding IC 36-1-3, a unit may not regulate in any manner the ownership, possession, sale, transfer, or transportation of firearms (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5) or ammunition except as follows:
(1) This chapter does not apply to land, buildings, or other real property owned or administered by a unit, except highways (as defined in IC 8-23-1-23) or public highways (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-14).
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation in this section, a unit may use the unit's planning and zoning powers under IC 36-7-4 to prohibit the sale of firearms within two hundred (200) feet of a school by a person having a business that did not sell firearms within two hundred (200) feet of a school before April 1, 1994.
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.90-2010, SEC.9.