Hey High Roaders!
I'm 17 and live in Southwest Ohio, and was thinking about Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana gun laws. Wanted a few questions answered, and have gotten a headache from the 50 plus Google links I've followed and laws I've read... So can anyone correct my knowledge here? If I were to bother leaving home before I am 21 and married and living happily ever after working and paying taxes til death, it's entirely possible that I'd take up residence in either KY or In. So tell me about their handgun and carry laws. Thanks a million!
Ohio: I have to be 21 to posses or purchase a handgun. If I move out of my parents' house before I am 21, I can not have a handgun in my home or car, or on my person. I have to be 21 to buy from a private party. Correct?
Kentucky: I have to be 21 to buy from an FFL, but can buy from a private party at 18. I have to be 21 to get a carry permit, but can OC at 18. If am under 21 w/ no permit, my gun must be unloaded and secured when in my car. Correct? What is "unloaded and secured", exactly, unloaded mag, or loaded mag not in gun and stored separately?
Indiana: I have to be 21 to buy from FFL, of course. I can buy from a private party at 18. I cannot OC at 18 w/o a permit. I must have the gun completely unloaded in my car w/o a permit. However, at age 18 I can get a Carry Permit, good for OC and CC. Here's where some of my big questions are, as I was surprised to read the permit was open to 18 y/os in Indiana... If I am am 18-20 and have an Indiana permit, I can carry concealed or open in Indiana. As an 18 year old with an IN permit, I can carry in any states that accept IN resident permits, which DOES NOT include Ohio. Is this true? Or can I only carry in states that both accept an IN permit and allow carry and possession at 18? This is the part that's really bogging down my gears.
I'm 17 and live in Southwest Ohio, and was thinking about Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana gun laws. Wanted a few questions answered, and have gotten a headache from the 50 plus Google links I've followed and laws I've read... So can anyone correct my knowledge here? If I were to bother leaving home before I am 21 and married and living happily ever after working and paying taxes til death, it's entirely possible that I'd take up residence in either KY or In. So tell me about their handgun and carry laws. Thanks a million!
Ohio: I have to be 21 to posses or purchase a handgun. If I move out of my parents' house before I am 21, I can not have a handgun in my home or car, or on my person. I have to be 21 to buy from a private party. Correct?
Kentucky: I have to be 21 to buy from an FFL, but can buy from a private party at 18. I have to be 21 to get a carry permit, but can OC at 18. If am under 21 w/ no permit, my gun must be unloaded and secured when in my car. Correct? What is "unloaded and secured", exactly, unloaded mag, or loaded mag not in gun and stored separately?
Indiana: I have to be 21 to buy from FFL, of course. I can buy from a private party at 18. I cannot OC at 18 w/o a permit. I must have the gun completely unloaded in my car w/o a permit. However, at age 18 I can get a Carry Permit, good for OC and CC. Here's where some of my big questions are, as I was surprised to read the permit was open to 18 y/os in Indiana... If I am am 18-20 and have an Indiana permit, I can carry concealed or open in Indiana. As an 18 year old with an IN permit, I can carry in any states that accept IN resident permits, which DOES NOT include Ohio. Is this true? Or can I only carry in states that both accept an IN permit and allow carry and possession at 18? This is the part that's really bogging down my gears.