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Indiana resident with a green card allowed to own??
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Well, the atf has a procedure for it, so id say yes.
http://www.atf.gov/publications/newsletters/ffl/ffl-newsletter-2002-12.pdf
Granted, its from 2002, so it could be dated....
http://www.atf.gov/publications/newsletters/ffl/ffl-newsletter-2002-12.pdf
Granted, its from 2002, so it could be dated....
venenoindy
Master
Yes he can own a firearm, he doesn't need a LTCH.
Kirk Freeman
Grandmaster
Does he have a hunting license?
Why does he not need a LTCH???
Do you know him too?
I assume he said that because the question was "can he own", not carry.Why does he not need a LTCH???
Do you know him too?
Indy_Guy_77
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- Apr 30, 2008
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I sold a handgun, face-to-face, to a "green card holder" - a legal resident alien
I was a green card holder until last year. I could own and even file for my life time ccw as a green card holder. I had to wait for guns when I brought from gun shops since my country was on a mandatory waiting list. But I've had been denied a sale or my ccw as a greed card holder.
BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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Indiana has no special restrictions, if you can own under federal law you can own in Indiana. Non-immigrant visas generally require a hunting license or the like. Immigrant visas (Legal Permanent Resident being what is usually meant by 'green card holder') don't even have that requirement. Immigrant visa holders who otherwise qualify as Indiana residents can get a LTCH.
Federal law:
18 U.S.C. § 922 : US Code - Section 922: Unlawful acts
IC code for LTCH:
Indiana Code 35-47-2
"4) is:
(A) a citizen of the United States; or
(B) not a citizen of the United States but is allowed to carry a firearm in the United States under federal law;"
Federal law:
18 U.S.C. § 922 : US Code - Section 922: Unlawful acts
IC code for LTCH:
Indiana Code 35-47-2
"4) is:
(A) a citizen of the United States; or
(B) not a citizen of the United States but is allowed to carry a firearm in the United States under federal law;"
Perhaps my statement wasn't worded as well as it could be. I was saying he could both get an Indiana LTCH AND purchase firearms.
Why do I care?
This.
A permanent resident can own guns, buy them from a local FFL (if old enough of course) and get a LTCH in order to carry a handgun.
It depends what is his nationality, some countries dont allow dual citizenship so he might not be allowed to become a US citizen.
It depends what is his nationality, some countries dont allow dual citizenship so he might not be allowed to become a US citizen.
The United States doesn't allow dual citizenship. When a person swears allegiance to the U.S., it is supposed to be exclusive. Seventeen years seems like a long time to sit on the fence.
Well technically it is not the case, the US let you have a dual citizenship and you can still use two passports.
But some other countries dont and ask you to give up your citizenship if you want to get a US citizenship.
BehindBlueI's
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Some countries have very restrictive visa requirements or have high entry/exit taxes for foreign passport holders. Say you still have family in your home country and travel there often, its sometimes advantageous to keep that country's passport, both financially and for ease of travel.
