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ily injury to another person.
(d) This section does not apply to a person who
possesses a knife:
(1) if;
(A) the knife is provided to the person
by the school corporation or possession
of the knife is authorized by the school
corporation; and
(B) the person uses the knife for a pur-
pose authorized by the school corpo-
ration; or
(2) the knife is secured in a motor vehicle.
35-47-5-4.1. Sawed-off shotgun.
(a) A person who:
(1) manufactures;
(2) causes to be manufactured;
(3) imports into Indiana;
(4) keeps for sale;
(5) offers or exposes for sale; or
(6) gives, lends, or possesses;
any sawed-off shotgun commits dealing in a
sawed-off shotgun, a Level 6 felony.
(b) The presence of a weapon referred to in
subsection (a) in a motor vehicle (as defined under
IC 9-13-2-105(a)) except for school buses and a
vehicle operated in the transportation of passen-
gers by a common carrier (as defined in IC 8-2.1-
17-4) creates an inference that the weapon is in the
possession of the persons occupying the motor
vehicle. However, the inference does not apply
to all the persons occupying the motor vehicle if
the weapon is found upon, or under the control of,
one (1) of the occupants. In addition, the infer-
ence does not apply to a duly licensed driver of a
motor vehicle for hire who finds the weapon in the
licensed driver’s motor vehicle in the proper pur-
suit of the licensed driver’s trade.
(c) This section does not apply to a law
enforcement officer who is acting in the course of
the officer’s official duties or to a person who
manufactures or imports for sale or sells a sawed-
off shotgun to a law enforcement agency.
35-47-5-5. Firearms exempted.
This chapter does not apply to any firearm
not designed to use fixed cartridges or fixed
ammunition, or any firearm made before January
1, 1899.
35-47-5-8. Possession of a machine gun.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally owns
or possesses a machine gun commits a Level 5
felony.
35-47-5-9. Operating a machine gun.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally oper-
ates a loaded machine gun commits a Level 4
felony.
35-47-5-10. Exemptions to machine gun
prohibitions.
The provisions of section 8 or 9 of this chap-
ter shall not be construed to apply to any of the fol-
lowing:
(1) Members of the military or naval forces
of the United States, National Guard of
Indiana, or Indiana State Guard, when on
duty or practicing.
(2) Machine guns kept for display as relics
and which are rendered harmless and not
usable.
(3) Any of the law enforcement officers of
this state or the United States while acting
in the furtherance of their duties.
(4) Person lawfully engaged in the dis-
play, testing, or use of fireworks.
(5) Agencies of state government.
(6) Persons permitted by law to engage in
the business of manufacturing, assembling,
conducting research on, or testing machine
guns, airplanes, tanks, armored vehicles, or
ordinance equipment or supplies while
acting within the scope of such business.
(7) Persons possessing, or having applied
to posses, machine guns under applicable
United States statutes. Such machine guns
must be transferred as provided in this
article.
(8) Persons lawfully engaged in the man-
ufacture, transportation, distribution, use or
possession of any material, substance, or
device for the sole purpose of industrial,
agricultural, mining, construction, educa-
tional, or any other lawful use.
35-47-5-11. Armor-piercing handgun
ammunition.
(a) As used in this section, “armor-piercing
handgun ammunition” means a cartridge that:
