Guns at School, at Work and in Town

Knowingly or intentionally possessing a firearm in or on school property or on a school bus is a Level 6 felony, and an imitation firearm a Class B misdemeanor.

• It is a defense that the person may lawfully possess the firearm and it was locked in the trunk, kept in the glove compartment of the locked vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the locked vehicle.
• Someone allowed to possess a firearm who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly leaves it in plain view in a vehicle parked in a school parking lot commits a Class A misdemeanor.

• §IC 35-47-9-2StatutePossession of firearms or imitation firearms on school property or a school bus; defense to a prosecution; possession of firearms in a motor vehicle parked in a school parking lotOpens iga.in.gov ↗

An employer may not adopt or enforce a policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, an employee, a contract employee included, from keeping a firearm or ammunition locked in the trunk, in the glove compartment of the locked vehicle, or out of plain sight in the locked vehicle. The exceptions include child care and child caring facilities, colleges, domestic violence shelters, the employer's own residence, certain chemical and nuclear sites, and electric utilities.

• §IC 34-28-7-2StatuteRegulation of employees' firearms and ammunition by employersOpens iga.in.gov ↗

Cities, towns, counties and other political subdivisions may not regulate firearms, ammunition or accessories, or their ownership, possession, carrying, transport, registration, transfer, storage, sale or taxation, except as the chapter itself allows.

• §IC 35-47-11.1-2StatutePolitical subdivision regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories prohibitedOpens iga.in.gov ↗