According to the Indiana State Police tracking of active gun permits, 449,025 Hoosiers have a permit, including 15,573 in Hamilton County.Ĭarmel police expect up to 1,000 new permit applications this year.īut until this summer, there were few places in the Carmel area to practice shooting skills, take classes or purchase a gun - all of which likely would be part of the new business.Īnother gun shop and shooting range is under construction in a Westfield business park, just north of Ind. There are plenty of gun owners in Carmel and Hamilton County. The Carmel Plan Commission would need to do only a basic review of architectural standards and design in order to approve the project. It is also zoned favorably for such a business. The same is true at the new parcel - about 8 acres of empty space between two existing office buildings. “Many people were concerned about the sound of gunfire near so much residential housing and the adjoining apartment complex.”ĭespite any protest, the development could have been approved because gun shops and shooting ranges are permitted uses in the Range Line Road Overlay, which meant there would be no need to rezone the property. “I am pleased that the location near the Arts and Design District, the trail and the high school has been withdrawn,” Brainard said. On Monday, Brainard said he was glad to hear of the change. When plans were first announced in June to build the indoor shooting gallery and gun shop next door to a Dairy Queen and south of Clay Terrace Mall, many people protested the location.Ĭarmel Mayor Jim Brainard opposed the plan, citing the proximity to Carmel High School and the Monon Trail.
31 near the intersection of City Center Drive and Pennsylvania Street. Instead, Point Blank Range & Gun Shop is considering a vacant parcel in a Carmel office park east of U.S. CARMELA Cincinnati-based gun shop and shooting range developer has withdrawn plans to build a new facility on Range Line Road, a location some had criticized as too close for comfort.
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