Gun Permit Information

In order to apply for a concealed carry permit, you must be at least 18 years old.

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

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 4 year concealed carry permit with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. The applicant is required to send proof of employment or business ownership to the State as part of the application process.

A concealed carry permit can only be renewed when it’s within 1 year of the date of expiration.

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

Concealed carry permits can be filled out online via the Internet at the following web address: http://aries.in.gov/Firearms/Permit.aspx.  In the pop up box, select “Allen” for the county and proceed to fill out the application. When finished, hit the submit button to save the application.  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.  The local fee must be paid with a Money Order or a Cashier’s Check

The requested concealed carry permit will be mailed by the Indiana State Police to the mailing address entered on the concealed carry permit application.

The initial application can be filled out on the Internet (see item 6 above) or in the B of I office, located in the Charles “Bud” Meeks Justice Center, 101 E. Superior St, (corner of Superior and Calhoun St.) Room B-25 (in the basement.). Applying for a concealed carry permit is a two step process. The first step includes coming into the B of I and having a staff member print your permit application if it was entered via the Internet or actually filling out the paper application. At this time the applicant pays the Local Fee. For payment of the Local Fee, the B of I can only accept a Money Order or a Cashier’s Check. It must be made payable to the Allen County Police Department. The second step in the process consists of the applicant returning to the B of I office no sooner than one (1) week later, for finger printing and to pay the State Fee. For payment of the State Fee, the State of Indiana can only accept a Money Order or a Cashier’s Check. It must be made payable to the State of Indiana.  At that time, a staff member will place the finger print card, the concealed carry permit application and the Money Order or a Cashier’s Check in a State supplied envelope. The applicant must supply three (3) first class stamps to be applied to the envelope and add a proper return address. It is the responsibility of the applicant to mail the envelope. Applications are kept on file in the B of I office for thirty (30) days after the initial visit.  If an applicant fails to return to the B of I office within thirty (30) days, the application is void.  No refund for the local fee is possible. He/she must repeat the application process at step one (1) again.