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Firearm disqualifications in Indiana

What disqualifies you from owning a firearm in Indiana?

Someone in Indiana is disqualified from owning a firearm if they are:

• They have been convicted of a serious violent felony
• convicted of a domestic battery
• under domestic violence protective orders
• mentally unstable and prove a danger to themselves or other around them
• Unlawfully present in the United States

Felony restrictions on firearms in Indiana

Those convicted of a felony in Indiana:

• They cannot possess a firearm
• They cannot purchase a firearm
• They cannot get a firearm transferred to their name

Mental health restrictions on firearms in Indiana

• Mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled
• Not responsible for a crime by reason of insanity
• Guilty of a crime but mentally ill
• Not competent to understand criminal proceedings against them

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