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INDIANA – The state government has eliminated state fees for the five-year and lifetime licenses to carry a gun.
Indiana State Police has the administrative duties of processing all licenses. Most of the applications are done online, and the process requires a background check and two sets of fingerprints, one for state police and the other for local police.
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So after you start your application and submit it you will be given an opportunity to schedule your fingerprints.
There is a charge for both sets of fingerprints. IdentiGO, one of the locations approved by state police, charges $12.50 to get fingerprinted. An appointment is required.
Everyone who applies for a license to carry a handgun is required to pass a background check from their local police department, which includes fingerprints.
Your handgun permit will then arrive in the mail.
Because of the expected demand for a lifetime license to carry a gun, state police say it could take weeks if not months to process all the paperwork and to mail the new license.