Walk It Through: The Handgun
A license or a class E felony, six months to decide, sixteen hours of training, and the license on the person.
A woman applies to her county's licensing officer for a license to carry a pistol concealed.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One applicant and one stop. The places a licensee may not carry, the appeal from a denial, and what counts as a firearm are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Class A misdemeanorThe higher misdemeanor class, carrying up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
- Good moral characterOne of the conditions for a firearm license: the essential character, temperament and judgement needed to be entrusted with a weapon and to use it only in a manner that does not endanger oneself or others.
- License to carry concealedThe license under which a person may have and carry a pistol or revolver concealed, and which takes its holder outside the section on criminal possession of a firearm.