Can you carry a rifle in a bag?

[chef1231]

So I have spent the better part of 2 days looking at a backpack that would hold a full size ar, not a pistol version. Then it occurred to me that since it’s not a handgun, is that legal in Indiana? Can you conceal a rifle? I’ve done a quick google search but can’t seem to find that answer.

 

[76Too]

Someone else correct me if I’m wrong, but at that point, it’s basically considered storage for transport...which should be covered here:

Preemption No unit of government may regulate in any manner the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. Ind. Code 35-47-11.1-2: Regulation by political subdivisions prohibited Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a political subdivision may not regulate: (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; and (3) commerce in and taxation of firearms, firearm ammunition, and firearm accessories.

To my knowledge, there’s nothing in state law that prohibits a lawful person from ‘concealing’ a long gun.