How buying a gun in Kokomo works
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Indiana law allows.
A trigger group is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and lowers in the catalogue. Indiana has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The firearm ships to the Indiana dealer you name, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Kokomo-area buyers:
- Greentown
- Russiaville
- Galveston
- Peru
- Tipton
- Logansport
- Marion
- Frankfort
Carrying a gun in Howard County
Indiana has allowed permitless carry since July 2022 for adults 18 and over who are not prohibited, openly or concealed. Schools, courthouses and posted property remain off limits. The lifetime licence to carry a handgun is still issued by the Indiana State Police at no charge and adds reciprocity.
Hunting near Kokomo
Indiana's firearms deer season opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and runs sixteen days, with archery from October and muzzleloader in December. Bonus antlerless quotas are set by county, so check the DNR map for Howard County. Shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and a list of approved rifle cartridges are legal on private land; public land rules are narrower.
Howard County is flat central Indiana farmland with deer in the woodlots and creek timber, firearms season from the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and the Roush Lake DNR range an hour north-east.
Indiana's rifle-cartridge list allows several AR calibres on private land, and the Roush Lake and Kingsbury DNR ranges are the nearest state facilities.
Public shooting ranges near Kokomo
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to test a trigger.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.