Indiana Concealed Carry Laws

Last reviewed: September 14, 2026

Constitutional Carry Yes, effective July 1st, 2022
Open Carry Open carry allowed only with permit
Permit honored in 32 states
Indiana honors 49 states

Indiana Gun Laws

Reciprocity of Indiana's Basic Resident Permit

Alaska: Permit honoredAlabama: Permit honoredArkansas: Permit honoredArizona: Permit honoredCalifornia: Permit not honoredColorado: Permit honoredConnecticut: Permit not honoredDistrict of Columbia: Permit not honoredDelaware: Permit not honoredFlorida: Permit honoredGeorgia: Permit honoredHawaii: Permit not honoredIowa: Permit honoredIdaho: Permit honoredIllinois: Permit not honoredIndiana (current state)Kansas: Permit honoredKentucky: Permit honoredLouisiana: Permit honoredMassachusetts: Permit not honoredMaryland: Permit not honoredMaine: Permit honoredMichigan: Permit honoredMinnesota: Permit not honoredMissouri: Permit honoredMississippi: Permit honoredMontana: Permit honoredNorth Carolina: Permit honoredNorth Dakota: Permit honoredNebraska: Permitless carryNew Hampshire: Permit honoredNew Jersey: Permit not honoredNew Mexico: Permit not honoredNevada: Permit not honoredNew York: Permit not honoredOhio: Permit honoredOklahoma: Permit honoredOregon: Permit not honoredPennsylvania: Permit honoredRhode Island: Permit not honoredSouth Carolina: Permitless carrySouth Dakota: Permit honoredTennessee: Permit honoredTexas: Permit honoredUtah: Permit honoredVirginia: Permit honoredVermont: Permit honoredWashington: Permit not honoredWisconsin: Permit honoredWest Virginia: Permit honoredWyoming: Permit honored AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWY
Permit honored Permitless carry Not honored

Open Carry

Open carry allowed only with permit

Open carry is not permitted for anyone, just those who have obtained the permit.
Partial

Duty to Notify Law Enforcement

No Duty
Permitted

State Parks

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry
Permitted

Restaurants Serving Alcohol

No specific restriction
Permitted

Firearms at Colleges

Schools individually decide the weapons policy.
Informational

Firearms at K-12 Schools

Loaded handgun in vehicle only and only with Indiana permit.
Restricted

Church Carry

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis
Informational

Hotels

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67
Informational

Secure Storage Requirements

None
Permitted

Magazine Capacity Limitations

No restrictions
Permitted

Suppressor Ownership

Ownership & Hunting Legal.
Permitted

Vehicle Possession Without Recognized Permit

Handguns must be unloaded, not readily accessible, and secured in a case
Restricted

Firearm Law Uniformity

Uniform throughout.
Permitted

Permit Training Requirements

None
Informational

Non-Resident Permits

Non-residents may apply.
Informational

Constitutional Carry

Yes, effective July 1st, 2022
Permitted

Duty to Retreat

No Duty to Retreat
Permitted

Places Off Limits

- School property — buildings, structures, and adjacent grounds owned or rented by a school corporation, private school, licensed child care entity, or preschool program such as Head Start. A firearm locked in the trunk, in the glove compartment of a locked vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in a locked vehicle is a defense. Leaving it in plain view in a school parking lot is a separate misdemeanor
- School buses
- Commercial and charter aircraft
- Controlled access areas of airports. Parking lots and the terminal outside the secure area are fine unless posted
- The Indiana State Fairgrounds — must be locked in your vehicle
- Shipping ports controlled by the Indiana Port Commission
- Buildings containing the courtroom of a circuit, superior, city, town, or small claims court. Portions occupied by a residential tenant or private business, and common areas they use, are excluded
- Casinos — licensees must post at the passenger entrance and provide secure weapon storage
- Indiana Government Center Campus — the State Capitol, Government Center north and south, the State Library, the Washington Street and Senate Avenue garages, the Indiana Historical Society building and lot, and adjacent state-owned land
- Horse racing track property
- Falls of the Ohio State Park
- DNR properties administered by the division of nature preserves, and properties administered by the division of state museums and historic sites
- Buildings owned or administered by a local unit of government that have metal detectors at every public entrance, a trained law enforcement officer staffing each entrance whenever open to the public, and inspection of every person and bag. Even then, a handgun can't be barred from someone not otherwise prohibited — only the courtroom-building exception reaches handguns
- Public meetings, where intentional display of a firearm may be restricted
- Public hospital corporations containing a secure correctional health unit staffed 24 hours a day by law enforcement, and hospitals established under IC 16-22-2 or IC 16-23
- Events on property leased from a political subdivision, where the promoter sets rules of admission
- Approved postsecondary educational institutions, which may prohibit firearms on their property
- State parks on land leased from the Army Corps of Engineers — Mississinewa, Salamonie, Patoka, Brookville, Cagles Mill, Cecil M. Harden, and Monroe lakes
Informational

State Contact / Source

Indiana State Police
100 N Senate Ave. N302
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-8264
www.in.gov/isp
Informational

Permit Issuing Authority

Indiana State Police
Informational

Length of Permit Validity

There are 4 yr permits and lifetime permits
Informational

Permit Application Process

Fill out online application. Submit electronic fingerprints. Pay fee at local law enforcement agency.
Informational

Indiana Permit Reciprocity

Reciprocity shown is for a standard resident permit. Non-resident and enhanced permit holders may have different reciprocity. Always verify before carrying. Use our full permit reciprocity map for all permit types →

Your Indiana resident permit is honored in 32 states

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Indiana honors resident permits from 49 states

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