Shooting at a friends house

[Bowman78]

so?

how are you supposed to transport a handgun without a ltch??? i think you may be wrong about being able to transport a handgun wo ltch... if the gun is locked outside of passenger compartment seperate of ammo i believe you can even transport a handgun in the socialist republic of illinois....

 

[Scutter01]

i think you may be wrong about being able to transport a handgun wo ltch... if the gun is locked outside of passenger compartment seperate of ammo i believe you can even transport a handgun in the socialist republic of illinois....

You can think that all you like, but that doesn't make it true. The law is blindingly clear and it's been discussed on INGO many times over (so often, in fact, that it's discussed in the INGO FAQ twice). Please don't spread misinformation that's likely to get someone dinged for carrying without a license the way this guy did:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo..._self_defense/25254-asking_for_your_help.html

how are you supposed to transport a handgun without a ltch???

You aren't. That's the whole point.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

how are you supposed to transport a handgun without a ltch??? i think you may be wrong about being able to transport a handgun wo ltch... if the gun is locked outside of passenger compartment seperate of ammo i believe you can even transport a handgun in the socialist republic of illinois....

Nope they aren't wrong, that is the law in Indiana. Doesn't matter what the law in Illinois is.

 

[rmabrey]

Nope they aren't wrong, that is the law in Indiana. Doesn't matter what the law in Illinois is.

or texas

 

[Bowman78]

then

how do you transport a handgun home after purchase if you dont have a ltch.. cause you can buy and take a handgun home with you in about 5 minutes but transporting it is illegal????????????????? dont hold water or make sense but then again im not a politician or attorney so common sense is a way of life for me............ cant shove my head far enough up my backside to be either of the afformentioned people of potentially questionable character......!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rmabrey]

Removed for bad legal advice

 

[tv1217]

I can't believe that didnt even cross my mind....

I am sure someone would go for a turtle burger!!

Also, thread title is misleading. I expected tragedy.

Hurry, someone blow something up.

 

[Bowman78]

well

then i guess if you dont have an ltch then do what you may....... i know i may have broken that law several times before obtaining an ltch???.. but with all the retarded a$$ laws governing all of us law abiding citizens and the fact that the legal code book is insanely long and poorly written ,preventing easy interpretation of said laws for us to follow i guess we still dont get a pass... i would challenge most all on this site that most lawyers dont know most of the legal code nor do judges let alone leo's!!!!!!!!!! how are we as normal folks supposed to know all of these things???? dont say educate yourselves either!!!! we all break laws on a regular basis and have no awareness of it... the only reason people on forums like this are so knowledgeable because its a shared topic of interest.... and thanks to all because i learned something new today!!!!!!!! yay for me!!!!!!!

 

[rmabrey]

Unfortunately educate yourself is the only answer. I learned very early on that Carrying a gun is a huge responsibility and with the responsibility comes educating yourself and others. Knowing the Laws that apply to carrying a gun may be the only way to protect yourself. Your right, a lot of LEO's don't know the law, which is why you should.

You are new here but you will pick up on laws very quickly here, to the point that you really never need to look things up on your own.

Welcome to INGO!!

 

[Bowman78]

thanks

again to all!!!!!!!!!!!!... glad to learn!!!!!!!

 

[IndyMonkey]

again to all!!!!!!!!!!!!... glad to learn!!!!!!!

Welcome to INGO. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

One thing that wasn't addressed yet. It is technically illegal to have a handgun in your possession on someone else's property without a LTCH. While I haven't heard of anyone being charged with it for just shooting at a range with someone who has a LTCH. There was a case in IN where a woman was charged and convicted for carrying a handgun without a LTCH at her parents house. Although she did just shoot one or both (can't remember I know she shot her mom not sure about dad) with it though, which I'm sure factored into it. Sorry I can't find a link to it right now. I'll keep looking though.

 

[cartmanfan15]

Dont think you can get in trouble for shooting at a range or someones property w/o a LTCH since often peoples kids or relatives will try out their guns. I guess as long as one person has theirs should not be an issue since they can just say the guns are theirs?

 

[ryknoll3]

Dont think you can get in trouble for shooting at a range or someones property w/o a LTCH since often peoples kids or relatives will try out their guns. I guess as long as one person has theirs should not be an issue since they can just say the guns are theirs?

Children are specifically allowed to do this in another section of law. If you read the law literally, it reads "possession." The argument could be made that by holding it, you are possessing it and are in violation of the law. You said you "don't think you can get in trouble...." There's nothing in the law that says this or affirms this. It simply would come down to the LEO and judge's definition of possession.

 

[finity]

Or as said below to and from your fixed place of business and home.

That's not correct.

Nowhere below does it say you can carry back & forth between home & work.

IC 35-47-2-2

Excepted persons
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this chapter does not apply to:
(1) marshals;
(2) sheriffs;
(3) the commissioner of the department of correction or persons authorized by him in writing to carry firearms;
(4) judicial officers;
(5) law enforcement officers;
(6) members of the armed forces of the United States or of the national guard or organized reserves while they are on duty;
(7) regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to purchase or receive such weapons from the United States or from this state who are at or are going to or from their place of assembly or target practice;
(8) employees of the United States duly authorized to carry handguns;
(9) employees of express companies when engaged in company business;
(10) any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms or the agent or representative of any such person having in his possession, using, or carrying a handgun in the usual or ordinary course of that business; or
(11) any person while carrying a handgun unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his dwelling or fixed place of business, or to a place of repair or back to his dwelling or fixed place of business, or in moving from one dwelling or business to another.

 

[rmabrey]

That's not correct.

Nowhere below does it say you can carry back & forth between home & work.

Yes I know now, I actually corrected myself in another thread after reading through the IC again, forgot I had posted in this one as well.

 

[rmabrey]

Oh and thanks for bumping this so I could edit my bad info