Indiana

Federal protection applies for travelers passing through.

Open carry is legal without a permit for 'proper persons' 18+.

Must be unloaded, locked in hard-sided container, and declared at check-in.

Constitutional Carry (Lawful Carry) allows residents 18+ to carry without a permit.

Permits are available for reciprocity purposes but not required for carry within the state.

Generally prohibited on property used for K-12 education; universities may prohibit via policy. Violation of university policy is trespassing.

Federal GFSZA applies. Constitutional carry does NOT exempt individuals from the federal 1,000ft buffer zone; only a state-issued permit does.

Legal for any 'proper person' 18+.

Allowed consistent with state law (Indiana Dunes National Park). Prohibited in federal buildings within the park.

Schools, school buses, aircraft, controlled airport areas, riverboat casinos, and the State Fairgrounds during the fair.

No requirement to unload or lock unless on school property.

SBRs and SBSs are legal if registered under the NFA.

Legal to build for personal use under federal and state law.

Legal if registered under the NFA.

No state requirement to serialize home-built firearms.

No microstamping requirement.

Flash hiders are legal. Suppressors are legal if NFA compliant.

Indiana does not ban 'assault weapons'.

No magazine capacity limits.

N/A - No ban exists.

No state registration exists, and local registration is prohibited.

No general safe storage mandate.

Indiana has the 'Jake Laird Law' allowing law enforcement to seize firearms from dangerous individuals.

No registration or declaration required for new residents.

No statutory requirement to report theft, though highly recommended.

Private transfers are legal without FFL involvement, provided the buyer is not prohibited.

Lending is permitted.

No liability insurance requirement.

It is a felony to provide a firearm to a child or allow a child to possess one without supervision.

Federal law prohibits firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law and Indiana state law.

Illegal aliens are prohibited. Legal permanent residents may own firearms. Non-immigrant aliens (visa holders) generally prohibited unless they meet exceptions (e.g., hunting license).

Private sales between residents do not require a background check or FFL transfer.

Straw purchasing is illegal under both federal law and Indiana state law (providing false information).

Yes, a conviction for domestic battery disqualifies a person from being a 'proper person' under Indiana law, in addition to the federal Lautenberg Amendment.

Indiana FFLs contact the FBI NICS directly for all firearm transfers.

Indiana defines a 'proper person' for carry purposes. Disqualifiers include convictions for resisting law enforcement, domestic battery, or being documented as a member of a criminal gang.

Felons, fugitives, unlawful users of controlled substances, those adjudicated as mental defectives, illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged veterans, and those subject to certain restraining orders.

Federal law requires 21 for FFL handgun purchases. Indiana law allows possession and carry of handguns at age 18.

There is no mandatory waiting period in Indiana.

Indiana does not have a handgun roster.

No permit is required to purchase firearms.

Online purchases are legal but must be shipped to an FFL for transfer.

No limit on the number of firearms purchased at one time.

No quantity limits. Armor-piercing handgun ammunition is prohibited.

Residents may purchase long guns in other states. Handguns must be transferred through an FFL in Indiana.

No background check required for ammunition.

Indiana has a castle doctrine law that includes a presumption of reasonable fear when an intruder unlawfully enters a dwelling, curtilage, or occupied vehicle.

Indiana does not impose a duty to retreat before using deadly force, as explicitly stated in statute for both general self-defense and defense within a dwelling, curtilage, or occupied vehicle.

Indiana has a stand your ground law codified in statute, allowing a person to use force, including deadly force, without a duty to retreat in public places if they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury, death, or the commission of a felony.