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Residents of Wells and Miami counties are the first people in Indiana who may apply for a firearm permit online.
This is a test of a Web-based computer application system anticipated to be available for statewide use by early 2009, according to Tuesday’s announcement from the Indiana State Police.
The state police, the Indiana Sheriff’s Association and the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police approved developing the electronic application process.
The application was developed by Holt, Sheets & Associates, the state police contractor for the Central Repository of records.
The new program began Tuesday.
Here’s how it works:
<*>After completing the online form the applicant receives a control number, printed from their computer.
<*>The applicant presents this number and identification to their local police chief or the county sheriff, as determined by the applicant’s legal address.
<*>By state law all handgun permits are ultimately approved or denied, for legal cause, by the superintendent of the Indiana State Police.
The new system will allow local and county police agencies immediate access to the licensing process, the announcement said.
Residents of Wells and Miami counties can go www.in.gov/isp and follow the link under the Firearms Licensing tab.
