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Indiana Is A Step Closer To Eliminating Handgun Licenses To Carry In Public
Legislation approved by the House would eliminate Indiana s license requirement to carry a handgun in public.
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Indiana is a step closer to eliminating its license requirement to carry a handgun in public after the Indiana House passed a bill do so Monday.
Bill author Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) said the license is nothing more than an unnecessary hurdle for people who are constitutionally allowed to carry a handgun.
“We all know what criminals do – they don’t bother with the permit process like the rest of us law-abiding citizens do,” Smaltz said.
The Indiana House voted to allow any handgun owner to automatically have their gun with them at all times without the police background check, fingerprinting and fees currently required by