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Post by tera on Aug 2, 2023 0:05:45 GMT
I say either consult legal counsel or go to the most reputable FFL (Licensed firearms dealer) you can find and ask them about the process. You need to know how to buy, transport, carry, and store legally in that legal nightmare.
Back when I worked in the industry, our company REFUSED to do any business in NY. Their laws, regulations, and requirements were so confusing and questionably legal that Corporate Legal decided to just not touch them at all. As a result, that is a blindspot in my knowledge.
I can tell you that this is not a normal purchase. This will become part of your lifestyle. Making sure you are in compliance with everything will be an ongoing process. I'm not saying it won't be worth it, but do plenty of research and contemplation before jumping in.
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Post by toddstratton1 on Aug 2, 2023 21:00:48 GMT
Lol I don't know where the original post went but it is impossible to get a conceal carry license in NYC unless you are LEO or work as a judge or something to that degree. Which is very frustrating as a law abiding citizen given how how violent crime is in the city and how many bad actors are carrying guns illegally. Where we have no defense against it when we are unarmed. Jersey City would be easier. In NYC you can own it in your residence but getting a license to own it is very difficult, expensive, and time extensive. And transporting it to and from your home has very strict rules with major consequences if not properly followed to the full extent of the laws there. If you want to be a gun owner you're really better off moving anywhere else in the entire country than NYC itself. Maybe even just the outskirts of NYC like Hoboken, Jersey City, or upstate a bit north of the city. Also difficult and time intensive to get a gun license in NJ and CCL there, but easier still than NYC.
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Post by tera on Aug 2, 2023 22:40:48 GMT
Maybe the OP didn't think I was being helpful?
All I know is the buying process is what hung us up. NY wanted make/model/serial number for your application to buy a firearm (maybe they need this prior to each sale?). Our problem was this didn't get as far as an actual 4473, and our company had no way to reserve a specific firearm not tied to a 4473.
So, the crisis would be we give you a serial number, you get approved, and that specific gun got sold in the meantime. No the paperwork doesn't match and the Alphabet is unhappy.
So, instead of paying for an expensive update to our system to specifically accommodate NY law AT THAT TIME, Corporate just said, New Yorkers were on their own.
Yes, it it is a blindspot in my knowledge, but that's the backstory of why. We, in Firearms Operations, had no logistics in place to deal with the niche nightmare processes of that demographic so we never learned about them.
We even occasionally had visitors from NYC in our store, and policy was to not sell to them. We were obliged by law to obey all State and Local laws of the buyer's Residence. So, for example, one guy could leave with a purchase same day and the next told to come back in a few days (because their State of Residence required a waiting period).
Things have gotten way more complex since I was in the business. I would NOT go back into it unless I was obscenely well paid (spoiler, we weren't).
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