Gun Permit Information

1.            In order to apply for a gun permit, you must at least 18 years old.

2.            If you live within the city limits of Fort Wayne, New Haven or Woodburn, you can not apply for a gun permit from the Allen County Sheriffs Department. You must go to the police department in the town of which you are a resident.

3.            Hand gun permits can be filled out online via the internet at http://aries.in.gov/Firearms/Permit.aspx.  When you come into the Bureau of Identification (B of I) office to pay the local fee, we will check the application for accuracy, make any required changes and print your application.    

4.            If you are a resident of another state and have a regular place of business or employment of 40 hours a week or more in Allen County Indiana you are eligible to apply for a gun permit with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.

5.            A gun permit can only be renewed when it is within 180 days of the date of expiration.

6.            The initial application must be filled out in the B of I, located in the Charles “Bud” Meeks Justice Center, 101 E. Superior St., (corner of Superior and Calhoun St.) Room B-25 (in the basement.)

or via the Internet (See item 3 above).

7.            Gun permit applications are ONLY taken from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

8.            To complete the process, two (2) Money Orders or Cashier Checks are required. One for the Local Fee in the appropriate amount made payable to the Allen County Police Department and a second for the State Fee in the appropriate amount made payable to the State of Indiana.

9.            One (1) week from the day of the initial application, or anytime thereafter (must be on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday), the application MUST BE PICKED UP to forward to the State.  You will need to pick up the application yourself, as fingerprints are required.  The application will be kept for a maximum of thirty (30) days.

10.        The B of I will provide an envelope to mail your Gun Permit to the State Police. Three (3) postage stamps are required (due to size of envelope).

11.        The requested Gun Permit will be mailed by the State of Indiana to the mailing address entered on the Gun Permit application.

12.        Please print your return address on the envelope when mailing.

13.        The white copy of the application is mailed to the State. The pink copy is for your records; do not     mail this copy to the State.

*** NO CELL PHONES, PAGERS, CAMERAS, PDA’S OR AUDIO EQIIPMENT OF ANY KIND ARE PERMITTED IN THE ALLEN COUNTY COURT HOUSE OR THE CHARLES “BUD” MEEKS JUSTICE CENTER. COURT OFFICER’S WILL NOT HOLD ITEMS WHILE YOU ARE IN THE COURT HOUSE.

                     PLEASE SEE BACK OF THIS FORM FOR THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE.

If you require any additional information, contact the Bureau of Identification at (260) 449-7630.

                              HANDGUN LICENSING FEE SCHEDULE

                                        EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006

To pay the appropriate Local Fee, a Money Order or Cashiers Check payable to the Allen County Police Department is required.

To pay the appropriate State Fee, a separate Money Order or Cashiers Check payable to the State of Indiana is required.

*  = The second dollar amount is that portion of the Local Fee that is refundable if a license is not issued.  The entire state fee is refundable if no license is issued.