Carry permit

I have a friend who as a young kid had a mental episode and was put into an institution briefly. She is now in her 30’s and in perfectly fine mental health but has been denied for her Indiana carry permit twice now. I was wondering if she could have some sort of a mental evaluation done or some way to prove she is in the correct mind state to carry. Any help would be appreciated

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Isn’t Indiana a constitutional carry state?
Is she able to legally purchase a gun?

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@Scott463 Welcome to our community, we are glad to have you with us. :slightly_smiling_face:
In this situation we always advise to hire an attorney. If she was a young kid, he records should not have been carried over.
It could be mistaken identity or incomplete information. or, or, or?
Has she called issuing agency?

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Greetings & welcome to the community, Scott463. We’re glad that you’re here and hope that you enjoy the community!

Like Bruce26, I too would suggest that your friend contact a local self-defense attorney to discuss her situation and to see if there are any steps that she can take (i.e. a mental evaluation) and any chance of a successful appeal.

Indiana is a both a Constitutional carry and “shall issue” state. However, the state laws also include the following which would prevent her from being legally permitted to carry, with or without a permit:

  • Not have been involuntarily committed, other than a temporary commitment for observation or evaluation, to a mental institution by a court, board, commission or other lawful authority;
  • Not have been the subject of a 90-day commitment or regular commitment; and
  • Not have been found by a court to be mentally incompetent, including being found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but too mentally ill or incompetent to stand trial.

An attorney familiar with these laws would be able to provide guidance as to whether there is anything she can do.

I am sorry to hear that she is having to go through this and hope for her continued good health.

Best of luck, my friend.

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@Scott463 Welcome to the community, and as you can see, there is already great input as I would say the same, ask a lawyer by a free consultation and go from there.

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If it was an involuntary commitment she will need to hire an attorney and try for expungement. Mental health expungement are expensive and rarely granted. Make sure she hires a good lawyer.

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Welcome: You did not mention whether this was the reason for denial or was it something else.

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Is there a time period that the issuer doesn’t look past say 3 years? My state is 3 or 5 years, don’t remember off the top of my head.

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Is this something that if she joined USCCA they could assist with?

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