§ 35-47-10-1 — Application and exemptions

(a) This section does not apply to section 7 of
this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), this chapter does not apply
to the following:
(1) A child who is attending a hunters safety course or a firearms
safety course or an adult who is supervising the child during the
course.
(2) A child engaging in practice in using a firearm for target
shooting at an established range or in an area where the discharge
of a firearm is not prohibited or supervised by:
(A) a qualified firearms instructor; or
(B) an adult who is supervising the child while the child is at
the range.
(3) A child engaging in an organized competition involving the
use of a firearm or participating in or practicing for a performance
by an organized group under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code that uses firearms as a part of a performance or an
adult who is involved in the competition or performance.
(4) A child who is hunting or trapping under a valid license issued
to the child under IC 14-22.
(5) A child who is traveling with an unloaded firearm to or from
an activity described in this section.
(6) A child who:
(A) is on real property that is under the control of the child's
parent, an adult family member of the child, or the child's legal
guardian; and
(B) has permission from the child's parent or legal guardian to
possess a firearm.
(7) A child who:
(A) is at the child's residence; and
(B) has the permission of the child's parent, an adult family
member of the child, or the child's legal guardian to possess a
firearm.
(c) This chapter applies to a child, and to a person who provides a
firearm to a child, if the child:
(1) is ineligible to purchase or possess a firearm for any reason
other than the child's age; or
(2) if the child intends to use a firearm to commit a crime.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.78; P.L.203-1996, SEC.2; P.L.152-2014, SEC.7.