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It is generally common knowledge that a person who has been convicted of a felony, even if remote in time, is no longer permitted to possession (purchase, possess, handle), a firearm.1 Possession has two (2) possible variables: actual possession, and constructive possession. Active or actual possession occurs when a person is physically in control of a firearm, such as when…
At , we frequently receive questions from our clients and the general public about Indiana’s self-defense laws, given our practice area covering firearms law. A number of legal concepts applicable to the use of deadly force are well developed. This blog post starts with these. First, Indiana’s self-defense statutes have long provided a legal justification for the use of deadly…
No, effective May 12, 2011. By statute, the General Assembly adopted the common law of England as Indiana law. At common law, there was a broad right to resist unlawful police action. This right applied to citizen-police encounters on the street as well as those within one’s dwelling. This pits two important rights against each other — the right to…
This question is one that has played itself time and again through US history and in every state. The legal concept of preemption may apply to any matter. In basic form, it asks the question of who should decide a matter — the State or the local government. Many years ago, Indiana law fundamentally changed on how this was viewed.…