Posted: 7/8/2008 4:23:01 PM EDT
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I'm looking for some data and factual links about the origin of Indiana's Carry laws. I've read that it's been around for over 70 years and certainly Indy did not turn into the wild west.  Can anyone throw me at some of the historical data on the laws origin and it's actual inception? I'm not finding much on the history of it at the state website. Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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The Constitution of the State of Indiana was approved in convention at Indianapolis on February 10, 1851, and was adopted by the electorate, effective November 1, 1851. It superseded the 1816 Constitution. The Constitution sets forth the basic structure of Indiana government and the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted the citizens of Indiana. Constitutional provisions supersede all other state law. The text of the Constitution can be found in the front of Volume I of the Indiana Code. Constitutional amendments adopted after 1998 can be found in the annual cumulative supplement to the Indiana Code. PREAMBLE. TO THE END, that justice be established, public order maintained, and liberty perpetuated; WE, the People of the State of Indiana, grateful to ALMIGHTY GOD for the free exercise of the right to choose our own form of government, do ordain this Constitution. ARTICLE 1. Bill of Rights. Section 1. WE DECLARE, That all people are created equal; that they are endowed by their CREATOR with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that all power is inherent in the people; and that all free governments are, and of right ought to be, founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and well-being. For the advancement of these ends, the people have, at all times, an indefeasible right to alter and reform their government. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984). <SNIP> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 32. The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State. Section 33. The military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. Section 34. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner; nor, in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Section 35. The General Assembly shall not grant any title of nobility, nor confer hereditary distinctions. Section 36. Emigration from the State shall not be prohibited. Section 37. There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, within the State, otherwise than for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. (History: As Amended November 6, 1984). Hoosiers were gauranteed 2nd Amendment rights in the original drafting of the state constitution in Sect. 20. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the state; and that the military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. One of the few states that that specifically stated "the people" and no militia terminology that has confused the sheeple for so long until Heller came about. Indiana does not have any CCW.. There is no such thing. We have a "Licence to Carry Handgun"... This legislation was enacted by Public Law 311-1983 Hence was established in 1983.. It has been ammended several times since then. More about the lack of CCW... there is no law that states your weapon be concealed OR open carry, however with the decline of American Patriotism and being bred into sheeple, if you open carry, expect interaction from the police, because they will most likely have recieved a "man with a gun" call. More information can be found HERE And Handgun Regulation Specifically HERE Indiana Constitution of 1816 Facts & History of the Great Hoosier State |
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Thanks. I'll look thru this. Getting ready for SAFR Rally If you know any FIB's let them know.  Chicago Rally to Launch Renewed Effort to Pass Concealed Carry Legislation in Illinois Mon Jul 7, 12:52 PM ET To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, CHICAGO, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring gun ownership to be a constitutionally-protected individual right, the ISRA and other gun rights organizations are renewing the effort to pass concealed carry legislation in Illinois. The official kick-off of the campaign will occur during a July 11, 2008 rally outside the Thompson State Building, located in the heart of Chicagos Loop. The keynote speaker will be the Honorable Suzanna Hupp, D.C., former member of the Texas House of Representatives. Dr. Hupp is best known as the driving force behind passage of concealed carry legislation not only in her home state of Texas, but in many other states across the nation as well. Dr. Hupp began her crusade for concealed carry after watching an armed madman murder her parents and twenty other people after crashing his vehicle into a crowded Lubys Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas. Although Dr. Hupp was a gun owner, she stood helpless throughout the mayhem because Texas forbade her from bringing her handgun into the eating establishment. Later, after being elected to the Texas House, Dr. Hupp focused her energies on passage of a law guaranteeing the average citizen the right to defend self and family from harm with the most effective means of self defense - the handgun. The horror that occurred that day in Lubys steeled Suzannas resolve to empower the people of Texas to defend themselves, commented ISRA Executive Director, Richard Pearson. Suzannas tireless efforts in Texas sparked a concealed-carry Tsunami that swept the nation. As it stands, only Wisconsin and Illinois continue to forbid their citizens from carrying defensive firearms. Her appearance at Fridays rally is designed to get Illinois on the road to joining the 48 other states whose legislatures have resolved that good, law-abiding citizens can be trusted to defend themselves. RALLY INFO: The rally will take place on Friday, July 11th at 11:00 AM, sharp, in front of the Thompson State Building, Clark and Randolph Streets, Chicago. In addition to Dr. Hupp, representatives from organizations including Illinois Concealed Carry, The Second Amendment Sisters, Pink Pistols, and the ISRA are scheduled to speak. The ISRA is the states leading advocate of safe, lawful and responsible firearms ownership. Since 1903, the ISRA has represented the interests of over 1.5 million law-abiding Illinois firearm owners. http://www.isra.org/ SOURCE Illinois State Rifle Association/ |