Indiana Weapons Crime Lawyers
Protect Your Freedom and Your Firearm Rights.
Custom Law defends Indiana firearm and weapons allegations involving prohibited possession, pointing a firearm, school property, altered identifiers, and prohibited weapons.
Weapons and Firearm Charges in Indiana
Indiana firearm rights are not unlimited. Criminal exposure may depend on where the weapon was possessed, the person’s prior record, whether the gun was pointed or used, whether identifying marks were altered, and whether prosecutors claim the person or weapon was prohibited.
Common Firearm Allegations
- Unlawful possession by a prohibited person
- Possession on school property
- Pointing a loaded or unloaded firearm
- Possession of a handgun with obliterated identifiers
- False information in a firearm transaction
- Possession of prohibited weapons or a machine gun
- Firearm possession after domestic battery or a serious violent felony
Indiana enacted permitless handgun carry in 2022, so older source-page statements about general permit requirements must be considered in light of current law. Other location, prohibited-person, and offense-specific restrictions remain important.
Weapons Offense Levels and Penalties
- Pointing a firearm, §35-47-4-3: Level 6, carrying six months to 2½ years and $10,000; an unloaded firearm may be Class A misdemeanor.
- School possession, §35-47-9-2: Identified by the source as a Level 6 felony.
- Obliterated identifiers, §35-47-2-18: Level 5.
- False purchase or licensing information, §35-47-2-17: Level 5.
- Possession after serious violent felony, §35-47-4-5: Level 4, carrying two to 12 years and $10,000.
- Domestic-battery prohibited possession, §35-47-4-6: Class A misdemeanor.
- Loaded machine gun: May be Level 4.
Defense and Restoration of Rights
Defense may challenge possession, knowledge, the stop or search, prohibited-person status, the alleged condition of the weapon, location, intent, or the reliability of witness and forensic evidence.
Potential restoration paths discussed by the source include petitioning after a misdemeanor domestic-violence conviction, reducing an eligible low-level felony to a misdemeanor, and obtaining a qualifying expungement.
Prepared for What Comes Next
What to Expect from Custom Law
Criminal defense requires more than a quick review of the charging paperwork. Our attorneys look at how the investigation started, how evidence was obtained, what the State must prove, and how the case may affect the client outside the courtroom.
Drawing on more than 20 years of legal experience, former-prosecutor insight, and extensive courtroom work, the team develops a tailored approach for negotiations, hearings, or trial while keeping clients informed from start to finish.
Former Prosecutor Insight
As former Indiana prosecutors, our criminal defense attorneys know the tactics that may be used against an accused person. The team has handled countless criminal cases and hundreds of successful jury trials.
Prepared for Court
We organize the facts, analyze the law, and prepare each matter with the possibility of hearings or trial in mind.
Direct Communication
Clients receive clear explanations, candid advice, and updates needed to make informed decisions throughout the case.
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