Indiana Handgun Owners
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Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hillsdale,IN
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Indiana Handgun Owners
I have heard that you have to have your handgun concealed to carry, even when you have a personal protection permit but it doesn't make since to me. Is this true? I have been trying to find where it states this under Indiana Law but I can't find anything. If you know can you show me where you found the law at, thanks!!
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lafayette, IN
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RE: Indiana Handgun Owners
It's called a License to Carry a Handgun (LCH). State laws do not specify that it must be concealed. The license itself states: "...to carry on their person or in a vehicle, any handgun lawfully possessed by Licensee..."
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RE: Indiana Handgun Owners
ORIGINAL: Nanook85
It's called a License to Carry a Handgun (LCH). State laws do not specify that it must be concealed. The license itself states: "...to carry on their person or in a vehicle, any handgun lawfully possessed by Licensee..."
It's called a License to Carry a Handgun (LCH). State laws do not specify that it must be concealed. The license itself states: "...to carry on their person or in a vehicle, any handgun lawfully possessed by Licensee..."
One other good piece of advise. If you have one concealed and you are pulled over for a traffic violation and or checked in the field by a conservation officer about your hunting license "Always announce to that officer (Up Front) that you are carrying and have one!" They don't like surprises at all!
#8
RE: Indiana Handgun Owners
ORIGINAL: hunting junkie
When i first got mine many years ago,they told me they would like it betterif youconceal it.That way it does not
cause any problems if somebody seen it.
When i first got mine many years ago,they told me they would like it betterif youconceal it.That way it does not
cause any problems if somebody seen it.
The purpose of concealed carry is to avoid causing panic. It has been a long time since men routinely carried a sidearm openly. In those days nobody thought twice about someone carrying a revolver, unless they knew that person to be of ill repute. Today, with the exception of law enforcement and hunting, openly carrying a weapon is rare and has become somewhat taboo. There are always those folks that will simply flip out if they see a gun carried by a civilian, and when they call 911 to report you because you accidently flashed your holstered pistol, they WILL respond and you will have to explain yourself. Some states even have a law, usually a simple misdemenor, simply for failing to adequately conceal the gun. Other states have open carry as well, so you can carry openly if you want, but it'd still be better IMO, both from a public perception and a tactical standpoint, to carry concealed.
Mike
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