???AJSully421 wrote:federal law forbids licenses of this type for longer than 5 years without renewal. instructors are a different story.
Indiana issues both four-year and lifetime "unlimited" CCW permits for Indiana residents (and even the lifetime is cheaper than ours. Heh.) (BTW, "Qualified" permits are for hunting and target shooting -- "Unlimited" are for personal protection). Non-residents who have a business or employment in Indiana can only get the four-year unlimited permit. Texas recognizes Indiana permits, and the reciprocity letter does not distinguish between the four-year and lifetime permits.
However, I suspect the Indiana lifetime permit is not good for bypassing a NICS check when buying a firearm, which is perhaps what you are referring to. I believe there is a federal background-check-within-five-years for state CHLs to be recognized as substitutes for the federal NICS check. However, I can't find verification of this on the Indiana State Police website -- I suspect since the NICS check is federal business, I would have to look it up on some federal website. Too lazy.
elb
p.s. I see Boomerang sneaked in ahead of me while I was still typing. FYI -- Indiana four-year unlimited permits are $30, lifetime permits are $75, unless you already have a four-year permit, in which case upgrading to a lifetime permit costs $60. I think ours is still $140, no?