I say 'new', but I guess it has almost been a year now since I moved here to continue my employment with my employer. A pretty drastic move leaving Texas at a nice 70F+ and arriving mid-20s for several weeks (something I only recall a few hours here and there). (been a Texan for all my life until now)
So why am I "here" (the forum)... well I happened to be taken on some tangent on youtube, and a video was suggested that basically showed what appeared to be people with rifles on their backs and most people openly carrying on the streets of Indianapolis. My initial reaction was "wha? Are the laws here really that different from Texas?" ...
So I should take a step back and say that I have held a CHL in Texas since I was 21, and I have shot since I was... 7?. something like that. Honestly I rarely ever actually carried on my person; I actually originally got my CHL for four reasons... 1) it showed I had a clear record, 2) I could walk in, buy a gun, and walk out the same day with no issues, 3) it made it a lot easier to comply with Texas laws for travel to and from a range at the time (although laws and the legal interpretations has changed a lot over the years, and is much much more favorable then when i got it), and 4) to show my support that all law abiding citizens should be able to possess a firearm.
But anyhow, back to why i am here.... even though I should know that every state has differences in its laws, as I work in regulatory affairs type job... it still is amazing to me just how vastly (i did know about Illinois issues though)... I actually originally had no desire to get a Indiana permit when I moved here... (perhaps I'll speak the full reasons later) ... since surely I could go to the range and target shoot and do all the normal things ... so anyhow.... many hours later, reading through various posts and forums, I see I actually would have been violating the rules of this State (since obviously i dont have the LTCH) ... and anyhow, kept reading, and then got into the NFA stuff... and yeah... so here I am registering...
Have to say, the thought that I can carry here and I don't have to be worried about printing... since in Texas, printing is not concealed, and open carry is not legal at all (ie... if someone detects your gun, you quite literally could be taken away)...
now sadly all these threads are making me get the want a new gun bug again... now I have even more reasons I wish house issues back in Texas would stop so I could stop losing so much from my savings every month.. but at least I'll go ahead and get the permit process over-with. Pitty I can't just send copy of my texas CHL in and say "it was just renewed, can't i just get yours?"
So why am I "here" (the forum)... well I happened to be taken on some tangent on youtube, and a video was suggested that basically showed what appeared to be people with rifles on their backs and most people openly carrying on the streets of Indianapolis. My initial reaction was "wha? Are the laws here really that different from Texas?" ...
So I should take a step back and say that I have held a CHL in Texas since I was 21, and I have shot since I was... 7?. something like that. Honestly I rarely ever actually carried on my person; I actually originally got my CHL for four reasons... 1) it showed I had a clear record, 2) I could walk in, buy a gun, and walk out the same day with no issues, 3) it made it a lot easier to comply with Texas laws for travel to and from a range at the time (although laws and the legal interpretations has changed a lot over the years, and is much much more favorable then when i got it), and 4) to show my support that all law abiding citizens should be able to possess a firearm.
But anyhow, back to why i am here.... even though I should know that every state has differences in its laws, as I work in regulatory affairs type job... it still is amazing to me just how vastly (i did know about Illinois issues though)... I actually originally had no desire to get a Indiana permit when I moved here... (perhaps I'll speak the full reasons later) ... since surely I could go to the range and target shoot and do all the normal things ... so anyhow.... many hours later, reading through various posts and forums, I see I actually would have been violating the rules of this State (since obviously i dont have the LTCH) ... and anyhow, kept reading, and then got into the NFA stuff... and yeah... so here I am registering...
Have to say, the thought that I can carry here and I don't have to be worried about printing... since in Texas, printing is not concealed, and open carry is not legal at all (ie... if someone detects your gun, you quite literally could be taken away)...
now sadly all these threads are making me get the want a new gun bug again... now I have even more reasons I wish house issues back in Texas would stop so I could stop losing so much from my savings every month.. but at least I'll go ahead and get the permit process over-with. Pitty I can't just send copy of my texas CHL in and say "it was just renewed, can't i just get yours?"
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