Firearm Policies, Procedures & Guidelines (Office of the Attorney General - Indiana)
| Submitted | June 17, 2016 |
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From: Caroline Curtis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Curtis
From: Crisler, Emily
Ms. Curtis,
In response to your public records received by our office on June 17, 2016, attached is a copy of our final response letter. As indicated in our response, your request has also been forwarded to the Indiana State Police.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Emily Crisler
Deputy Attorney General, Advisory Division
Office of Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
302 West Washington Street - IGCS, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-4668
Fax: (317) 232-7979
emily.crisler@atg.in.gov<mailto:emily.crisler@atg.in.gov>
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From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 17, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Crisler, Emily
Per our response below and attached, our office is not the holder the records you have requested and we would direct you to contact the Indiana State Police, as they would likely be the holder of any available records responsive to your request.
Emily Crisler
Deputy Attorney General, Advisory Division
Office of Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
302 West Washington Street - IGCS, 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-4668
Fax: (317) 232-7979
emily.crisler@atg.in.gov<mailto:emily.crisler@atg.in.gov>
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Public Records Request
From: MuckRock
To Whom It May Concern:
In searching for the documents detailed below, I was directed to your office by the Indiana Office of the Attorney General.
Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Caroline Curtis
From: ISP Public Records
Ms. Curtis,
The Indiana State Police have no procedures for issuing or denying firearms licenses. We follow the law of the State of Indiana as established in the Indiana Code. The most relevant section for licensing is Ind. Code 35-47-1-7, “Proper person.” In order to obtain a license, an applicant must be a proper person under this section . If they are not then their application is denied. Current licenses are also suspended when ISP is notified that someone is no longer a proper person. ISP is not involved in the sale/transfer of firearms. ATF is responsible for this. ISP also does not have any information on local policies. You would need to contact local police authorities for their policies, but in general they also follow the proper person statute and likely nothing else. This website provides a breakdown of firearms licenses in Indiana - https://lea.ariesportal.com/. I was able to have these additional numbers pulled for you:
2014
2015
2016 YTD
Licenses Issued
70,620
77,028
81,922
License Denied
146
803
393
License Suspended
214
382
306
License Revoked
213
325
245
I believe that is the best I can answer your inquiry. Thank you.
Cynthia Forbes, Legal Counsel
Indiana State Police - Legal Office
100 N. Senate Ave., IGCN 340
Indianapolis, IN 46221
Telephone: 317-234-4217
Fax: 317-234-7638
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From: Caroline Curtis
Hello Ms. Forbes,
Thank you so much for your help with this request!
Best,
Caroline Curtis
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