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Indiana

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Indiana. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, frontier and militia records, manufacturing and transportation archives (e.g., steel and automotive), and oral histories tied to Indiana people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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  • Item type:Item,
    1925 Ind. Acts 495-501
    (1925)
    Prohibited the sale, delivery, or otherwise transfer of a pistol or revolver to a person who he or she has reasonable cause believe is either not a citizen or is a felon. Violatos fined not less than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
  • Item type:Item,
    1905 Ind. Stat. Ann. 231, § 2094
    (1905)
    Ch. 5, art. 4, § 2094: Prohibited the concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, Bowie-knife, dagger, sword-cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon. Also prohibited the open carry of the same with intent to injure another. Violators punished by destruction of the weapon. Repeat offenders sentence to not more than one year in prison upon third offense.
  • Item type:Item,
    1820 Ind. Acts 39
    (1820)
    Ch. 11, § 1: Prohibited any person from wearing or carrying any dirk, pistol, sword-cane, or other dangerous weapon. Violators punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.