2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
IC 35-47ARTICLE 47. WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE
IC 35-47-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 35-47-1-1
Application of definitions in chapter
35-47-1-1 Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout
this article.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-2
"Alcohol abuser"
35-47-1-2 Sec. 2. "Alcohol abuser" means an individual who has
had two (2) or more alcohol related offenses, any one (1) of which
resulted in conviction by a court or treatment in an alcohol abuse
facility within three (3) years prior to the date of the application.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-3
"Dealer"
35-47-1-3 Sec. 3. "Dealer" means any person who holds himself
out as a buyer and seller of handguns on a regular and continuing
basis.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-4
"Drug abuser"
35-47-1-4 Sec. 4. "Drug abuser" means an individual who has had
two (2) or more violations of IC 35-48-1, IC 35-48-2, IC 35-48-3, or
IC 35-48-4, any one (1) of which resulted in conviction by a court or
treatment in a drug abuse facility within five (5) years prior to the
date of application.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-5
"Firearm"
35-47-1-5 Sec. 5. "Firearm" means any weapon that is capable of
or designed to or that may readily be converted to expel a projectile
by means of an explosion.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-5.5
SEC.534.
"Gun show"
35-47-1-5.5 Sec. 5.5. "Gun show" has the meaning set forth in 27
CFR 478.100.
As added by P.L.148-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
IC 35-47-1-6
"Handgun"
35-47-1-6 Sec. 6. "Handgun" means any firearm:
(1) designed or adapted so as to be aimed and fired from one (1)
hand, regardless of barrel length; or
(2) any firearm with:
(A) a barrel less than sixteen (16) inches in length; or
(B) an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-7
"Proper person"
35-47-1-7 Sec. 7. "Proper person" means a person who:
(1) does not have a conviction for resisting law enforcement
under IC 35-44-3-3 within five (5) years before the person
applies for a license or permit under this chapter;
(2) does not have a conviction for a crime for which the person
could have been sentenced for more than one (1) year;
(3) does not have a conviction for a crime of domestic violence
(as defined in IC 35-41-1-6.3), unless a court has restored the
person's right to possess a firearm under IC 3-7-13-5;
(4) is not prohibited by a court order from possessing a
handgun;
(5) does not have a record of being an alcohol or drug abuser as
defined in this chapter;
(6) does not have documented evidence which would give rise
to a reasonable belief that the person has a propensity for
violent or emotionally unstable conduct;
(7) does not make a false statement of material fact on the
person's application;
(8) does not have a conviction for any crime involving an
inability to safely handle a handgun;
(9) does not have a conviction for violation of the provisions of
this article within five (5) years of the person's application; or
(10) does not have an adjudication as a delinquent child for an
act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the
person applying for a license or permit under this chapter is less
than twenty-three (23) years of age.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.191-1984,
SEC.1; P.L.148-1987, SEC.3; P.L.269-1995, SEC.5; P.L.49-2005,
SEC.1.
IC 35-47-1-8
"Proper reason"
35-47-1-8 Sec. 8. "Proper reason" means for the defense of
oneself or the state of Indiana.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-9
"Retail"
35-47-1-9 Sec. 9. "Retail" means the sale of handguns singly or in
small quantities to one who intends to be the ultimate user thereof.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-10
"Sawed-off shotgun"
35-47-1-10 Sec. 10. "Sawed-off shotgun" means:
(1) a shotgun having one (1) or more barrels less than eighteen
(18) inches in length; and
(2) any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration,
modification, or otherwise) if the weapon as modified has an
overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-11
"Shotgun"
35-47-1-11 Sec. 11. "Shotgun" means a weapon designed or
redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the
shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the
energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a
smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for
each single pull of the trigger.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-12
"Superintendent"
35-47-1-12 Sec. 12. "Superintendent" refers to the superintendent
of the Indiana state police department.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-1-13
"Wholesale"
35-47-1-13 Sec. 13. "Wholesale" means the sale of handguns
singly or in bulk lots to one lawfully licensed to deal in handguns, or
the sale of a handgun to a governmental law enforcement agency for
issue to its employees.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
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