Indiana was the first state to adopt into law a lifetime License to Carry a handgun. Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers have applied and been approved for licensure. Since last years deadly Connecticut school shootings, the issuing agency, the Indiana State Police, have had a four-fold increase in applications.

From just December, 2012, to June, 2013, they processed 91,949 applications. That compares with 62,934 from the year prior. Given Indiana has just over 6 million inhabitants, it seems Hoosiers like their guns and have taken a different approach to shooters who are mentally ill or those driven to kill on political or ideological lines--by arming themselves.

This blog post was written by attorney Bryan L. Ciyou, Ciyou & Dixon, P.C.. Bryan practices firearms law in Indiana and writes, lectures, and consults throughout the United States