Indiana 2nd only to NY in permits to carry guns

[R. David Steele]

Copied from TPG:

From today's Indy Star. Seems that they have found
Indiana to be a state of gun owners and very religious
people (last week's story).

300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits
http://www.indystar.com/articles/1/161649-4651-092.html

Nearly one in 15 Indiana adults have gun permits, which they can
get once they turn 18 -- and without going through any training.
The state is second only to New York in the number of gun permits
per 1,000 adults.

I did not realize that NY was that heavily armed!! There are
stats at the end of the article.

There are a lot of guns in some small towns
http://www.indystar.com/articles/6/161596-9976-009.html

States' gun laws are not equal
http://www.indystar.com/articles/4/161594-7284-009.html

Compare firearm permit ownership by city
http://www.indystar.com/cgi-bin/guns/guns.php


Gun permits
Gun permit statistics from the Indiana State Police (Note:
"Issued"
includes new permits and renewals)

2004 (January-June)
• Issued: 35,246
• Denied: 659
• Revoked: 1,467
2003
• Issued: 76,630
• Denied: 1,322
• Revoked: 1,038
2002
• Issued: 82,079
• Denied: 1,772
• Revoked: 725
2001
• Issued: 80,121
• Denied: 1,771
• Revoked: 616

Getting a permit
State law lists eight reasons to deny a permit to carry a
handgun:
• A conviction for resisting law enforcement in the past five
years.
• A conviction for a crime that could have carried a prison
sentence of more than a year (in Indiana, this means a felony;
some states, however, have "gross misdemeanors," which can carry
sentences of more than a year).
• A record of alcohol or drug abuse.
• A propensity for violent or emotionally unstable conduct (with
documented evidence).
• Making a false statement of material fact on your application.
• Being convicted of a crime involving an inability to safely
handle a handgun.
• A conviction for violating the permit law within five years of
your
application.
• Being found guilty in juvenile court of something that would be
a felony for an adult (for applicants younger than 23).
Source: Indiana Code


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[Bert Hyman]

Post by R. David Steele
The state is second only to New York in the number of gun permits
per 1,000 adults.

You and the author are confusing New York's requiring a license to OWN a
handgun with Indiana's issuing permits to CARRY handguns.