Is open carry legal in Indiana?

[TruxLupus]

Walmart corporate policy is to recognize state-specific laws on second amendment rights. If you can legally open carry in the state, you can legally open carry into Walmart. If a store employee or manager complains, stay calm and politely ask to speak to someone from corporate about the matter.

They will probably change their tune very quickly.

 

[INyooper]

Is it common for LE0s to keep their identity hidden when interacting with the public as an authority figure???? Seriously, either identify yourself as an LEO and clearly show your badge or, as others have mentioned, MYOB. If someone pulled a stunt like that with me, I'd be asking for information that would identify them as being a LEO. If they wouldn't or couldn't, then I'd be on the phone with the local police department inquiring about one of their rouge officers.

FWIW, I am surprised at the number of LTCH holders who, having gone through the process of being licensed, believe that they can only CC ...and will tell you in no uncertain terms that OC is breaking the law ...they even go so far as to claim that they have a permit to CC! Really? Have you sat down for a minute and read what that pink piece of paper says??? I mean, after all, you paid good money for it, got finger-printed, and had a back-ground check done ...you ought to know what it says and means!

Also, FWIW, I don't care if you CC or OC, but at least be familiar with and understand what it is you've got in your pocket (and/or wherever else you keep your LTCH)

 

[Pami]

Sorry, I'm woefully inept at the search function here.
There were some links to printable rights, laws, etc, that I carry in my wallet.
Maybe someone has quick access to them?

I'm interested in these forms, as it would be nice to have just in case.

The FAQ is an amazing repository of information. It also contains this link:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo.../83645-wallet_in_ltch_info_with_ic_codes.html

 

[cobber]

"Honey, call 911. Tell them that there's some idiot impersonating a cop and harassing customers in the Wal Mart parking lot."

This. He was impersonating an officer. This Walmart should be informed this character is cruising the parking lot approaching shoppers. Who knows what other stunts he is pulling with his badge?

 

[Hammerhead]

You ran into what is commonly known as a bullsh** artist. Bullsh** artists tend to use their bullsh** to intimidate you or lie to you to get what they want.

If he didn't produce his badge fully for inspection he was carrying a CCW badge or a security badge (probable since he "works with the law everyday").

Tell him to **** up a rope and that you'll carry any damn way you please.

 

[KG1]

You ran into what is commonly known as a bullsh** artist. Bullsh** artists tend to use their bullsh** to intimidate you or lie to you to get what they want.

If he didn't produce his badge fully for inspection he was carrying a CCW badge or a security badge (probable since he "works with the law everyday").

Tell him to **** up a rope and that you'll carry any damn way you please.

That would've been a pisser if he was only carrying a CCW badge.

Either way I would've loved to see him called out on it.

 

[ryknoll3]

I keep a copy of the FAQ from the Indiana State Police on my smart phone. It is the only (as far as I know) semi-official document (or at least a document published by official people) that affirms that Indiana is silent on the matter of open carry. I will show this to any LEO who asserts that OC is illegal. Anyone else can mind their own business.

 

[Double T]

Ask if he is an LEO. If he says no then ask him why he has his wallet out pretending to intimidate with a "badge" whilst calling 911.

IC 35-44-2-3 Impersonation of a public servant Sec. 3. A person who falsely represents that the person is a public servant, with intent to mislead and induce another person to submit to false official authority or otherwise to act to the other person's detriment in reliance on the false representation, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor. However, a person who falsely represents that the person is: (1) a law enforcement officer; or

(2) an agent or employee of the department of state revenue, and collects any property from another person; commits a Class D felony.


As such, I believe you may have the right to "resist" until real LEO arrive. If the guy reached anywhere near his pockets I'm afraid I would have to draw...

 

[Whosyer]

"never identified himself as a cop other then to say he dealt with the law on a daily basis. "

Turnkey at the jail? Board of Health employee ? It may have been one of these, and their "badge" was legitimate, which is why they were hiding so much of it. Which is exactly why you should call their bluff, and ask for a picture ID. Then you can phone them in for being a busybody. Or beat them up, take their lunch money, and stuff them in a locker. Which is how people, with a little bit of authority, end being douches like this in the first place.

 

[Double T]

If you took it as if he were pretending to be an officer, you should ask, because if so and he wasn't that's a class d felony.

 

[pute62]

Now On this day my wife and I did our whole shopping in peace for the entire 2 hrs that it took us to get our shopping done, including the long wait in the cashier line.

How/why does one spend 2 hrs shopping in Walmart?

 

[sampo]

Brother, carry that hog-leg however you want. A real life-long Hoosier wouldn't have been so ignorant to harrass you.

 

[looney2ns]

Now On this day my wife and I did our whole shopping in peace for the entire 2 hrs that it took us to get our shopping done, including the long wait in the cashier line.

How/why does one spend 2 hrs shopping in Walmart?

1-Go with a female.
or
2-Trying to purchase ammo at the customer no service sporting goods area.

 

[IndyBeerman]

"never identified himself as a cop other then to say he dealt with the law on a daily basis. "

Turnkey at the jail? Board of Health employee ? It may have been one of these, and their "badge" was legitimate, which is why they were hiding so much of it. Which is exactly why you should call their bluff, and ask for a picture ID. Then you can phone them in for being a busybody. Or beat them up, take their lunch money, and stuff them in a locker. Which is how people, with a little bit of authority, end being douches like this in the first place.

If I remember correctly there are some jail employee's that have no powers outside of the jail, also a while a Board of Health employee may be legitimate, they have no arresting powers that I know of, I can speak of this first hand because my wife's cousin works as an inspector for a southern Indiana county and he carries a BOH badge.

 

[MikeDVB]

That's pretty interesting, do you think it *might* have been an officer or are you 100% sure it wasn't? Either way - personally - I'd probably have called the police and hoped the guy stuck around for them to show up.

 

[Whosyer]

If I remember correctly there are some jail employee's that have no powers outside of the jail, also a while a Board of Health employee may be legitimate, they have no arresting powers that I know of, I can speak of this first hand because my wife's cousin works as an inspector for a southern Indiana county and he carries a BOH badge.

We said the same thing, except I said it very poorly , whilst typing from my phone. Or at least, you said, what I meant to say. Those people have legitimate badges, just not legitimate for representing themselves in this fashion. Hence the use of the hand to cover the words "mosquito officer" on their shiny badge, while representing themselves as some sort of LEO. Same goes for Officer " I autoclave the sporks at the jail".

 

[JetGirl]

Hint: a cop would have asked about your LTCH first and foremost.

Great point.

 

[Scutter01]

Brother, carry that hog-leg however you want. A real life-long Hoosier wouldn't have been so ignorant to harrass you.

Bets? We've got INGO members that will harass you for OCing.

 

[singlestacksig]

If I remember correctly there are some jail employee's that have no powers outside of the jail, also a while a Board of Health employee may be legitimate, they have no arresting powers that I know of, I can speak of this first hand because my wife's cousin works as an inspector for a southern Indiana county and he carries a BOH badge.

yeah, and a few years ago a DOC guy pulled his badge in a bar & tried to claim he was a cop..
that did not end well for him...

even if it looked like a real LEO badge, you can ask for the photo ID to back it up..

 

[jgreiner]

Actually, Walmart's CORPORATE policy on carry is to follow the laws of the state that the store is located in. If a Walmart manager gives you grief on Open Carry, contact their corporate headquarters with the managers name.


Also, make sure you check out their ammo prices.