With some exceptions, Indiana prohibits a person under 18 from knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly possessing a firearm except when supervised and at his or her residence or on property owned by a parent or guardian, or, for purposes of hunting, target shooting or safety training.1 Persons under 18 are also prohibited from selling or providing a firearm to another person under 18 except for the purposes described above.2
Though weaker than federal age restrictions, Indiana prohibits the sale or transfer of a handgun to an individual under the age of 18.3 In 2019, Indiana repealed a ban on transferring an assault weapon to a person under the age of 18 and replaced it with a ban on transferring a machine gun to a person under the age of 18.4
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