INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law Monday that eliminates the license requirement to carry a handgun across the Hoosier state, despite initial opposition State Police Superintendent Doug Carter who was initially appointed by the Holcomb. Carter’s opposition were largely due to safety concerns.
Beginning in July, anyone who legally could carry a handgun with a permit previously now could do so without one moving forward, due to House Bill 1296. That means most Hoosiers 18 years and older can carry a handgun in public without ever having received a background check, unless they had done so to purchase a handgun.
Permits still will be available to those who want one, such as those traveling to another state that has reciprocity with Indiana.
The issue of so called “constitutional carry” met fierce resistance as it worked through the legislative process, splitting the Republican party and leading to accusations that Republican lawmakers who supported the measure were not supporting police officers across the state.
The measure still easily sailed through a final floor vote in both chambers on the final day of session earlier this month, passing the House by a 69-30 vote and the Senate by a 30-20 vote.
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I didn’t think Crown Prince Eric would sign the bill. At best, I expected him to just let it go into effect without his signature. I thank him for standing with Hoosiers and the State and US Constitution. This shows he intends to run for higher office. No matter what office he runs for I will not vote for him unless he is the lesser of two evils.
Sadly he is against women’s sports. Tranny females are not females. They are men pretending to be females. Simple solution. Do a DNA check to decide which gender a person competes in. At this time there is no “Fairness” in sports do to gender confusion or possibly taking a 500 ranked male, change him into a female so he can be #1. What a farce. Holcomb is for farce in sports. I will urge my female family to avoid sports as long as males pretending to be females are allowed to compete.
This is amazing! I honestly didn’t expect rhino Holcomb to sign this.
Don’t jump the gun! Not the law until July 1st !!!
Wow, now some are saying non-residents can’t carry without a license. That seems like quite a stretch! I’ve looked at the law and see nothing saying that.