CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
IC 35-47
ARTICLE 47. WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF
VIOLENCE
IC 35-47-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 35-47-1-1
Application of definitions in chapter
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"
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"
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"
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"
Sec. 5. "Firearm" means any weapon:
(1) that is:
(A) capable of expelling; or
(B) designed to expel; or
(2) that may readily be converted to expel;
a projectile by means of an explosion.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.254.
IC 35-47-1-5.5
"Gun show"
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,
SEC.534.
IC 35-47-1-6
"Handgun"
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"
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 35-47-4-7;
(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; P.L.118-2007, SEC.34.
IC 35-47-1-8
"Proper reason"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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.