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misdemeanor - no.

felony - yes

Only if you've been convicted.  Charges don't count. :O

hard to say, my buddy got a felony dui, something like a .35. he was not denied a conceal carry permit..he had multiple dui's also.

thats kinda surprising.  

doesnt multiple DUIs qualify as a drug/alcohol abuser under Indiana law?  so is he allowed to carry a handgun, but not buy/own one?

huh?

He is allowed to own firearms, and has bought many firearms since. And he is sure allowed to carry them since he has a conceal carry permit.

Its not necessarilly a violent felony or misdemanor though. Like an A Misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence can disqualify you as well, or atleast I think thats how it works.

IC 35-47-2-7
Prohibited sales or transfers of ownership
    Sec. 7. (a) Except an individual acting within a parent-minor child or guardian-minor protected person relationship or any other individual who is also acting in compliance with IC 35-47-10, a person may not sell, give, or in any other manner transfer the ownership or possession of a handgun or assault weapon (as defined in IC 35-50-2-11) to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
   (b) It is unlawful for a person to sell, give, or in any manner transfer the ownership or possession of a handgun to another person who the person has reasonable cause to believe:
       (1) has been:
           (A) convicted of a felony; or
           (B) adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the person seeking to obtain ownership or possession of the handgun is less than twenty-three (23) years of age;
       (2) is a drug abuser;
       (3) is an alcohol abuser; or
       (4) is mentally incompetent.

Then they aren't enforcing their own laws