Indiana Is A Step Closer To Eliminating Handgun Licenses To Carry In Public Legislation approved by the House would eliminate Indiana's license requirement to carry a handgun in public. Brandon Smith/IPB News Indiana is a step closer to eliminating its license requirement to carry a handgun in public after the Indiana House passed a bill do so Monday. Bill author Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) said the license is nothing more than an unnecessary hurdle for people who are constitutionally allowed to carry a handgun. “We all know what criminals do – they don’t bother with the permit process like the rest of us law-abiding citizens do,” Smaltz said.