OK, so I've read this stuff a hundred times, and then BAM something popped out at me...
18 year old in Indiana can get a LTCH, this we all know.
But he can't buy one from an FFL, nor can he buy handgun ammunition, per federal law. So how does he get a gun and ammuntion? The common person in Indiana would say he can buy a handgun FTF from a legal owner, his parents could give him a gun, etc. Same goes for ammo, I suppose.
Now I read this:
So the dumb question is: since a dealer can't sell to an 18 year old, can a parent buy one with the intent to give it to his child? Is a FTF legal?
Also note this, which precedes the above snippet:
So would a gift from a parent only be legal when the 18 y.o. has a LTCH?
What if the handgun was purchased years ago (no intent to sell it), and then sold FTF to an 18 year old (who does not have a LTCH)?
I know (believe?) the intent of the law is to address straw purchases, but still I have to wrap my head around this.
18 year old in Indiana can get a LTCH, this we all know.
IC 35-47-2-3
Application for license to carry handgun; procedure
(g) A license to carry a handgun shall not be issued to any person who:
(3) is under eighteen (18) years of age;
But he can't buy one from an FFL, nor can he buy handgun ammunition, per federal law. So how does he get a gun and ammuntion? The common person in Indiana would say he can buy a handgun FTF from a legal owner, his parents could give him a gun, etc. Same goes for ammo, I suppose.
Now I read this:
IC 35-47-2.5-14
Providing handgun to ineligible purchaser; exemptions
<snip exemptions relating to kids>
(b) A person who purchases a handgun with the intent to:
(1) resell or otherwise provide the handgun to another person who the person knows or has reason to believe is ineligible for any reason to purchase or otherwise receive from a dealer a handgun...
commits a Class D felony.
So the dumb question is: since a dealer can't sell to an 18 year old, can a parent buy one with the intent to give it to his child? Is a FTF legal?
Also note this, which precedes the above snippet:
IC 35-47-2.5-1
Applicability; conflicts
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(3) Indiana residents licensed to carry handguns under IC 35-47-2-3.
So would a gift from a parent only be legal when the 18 y.o. has a LTCH?
What if the handgun was purchased years ago (no intent to sell it), and then sold FTF to an 18 year old (who does not have a LTCH)?
I know (believe?) the intent of the law is to address straw purchases, but still I have to wrap my head around this.