Cathleen, We really have the same laws for CC in New York state. I didn't have to pass any kind of tests to prove I could shoot a pistol or even if I knew the laws of carrying it. I did have to go through a very thorough background check that for most takes 6 months. In the county I live in, it only takes about 3 months. Another peculiar thing is that I actually had to have access to a firearm before I could get a permit to carry it. For most people that don't know someone with a Carry Permit in NY, that requires one to actually purchase the pistol, the store keeps/stores the firearm until your carry permit is approved. You then go to the store to pick it up. Now in my case, I had quite a few relatives that already had registered pistols, so I just had to get them to sign a form that allows me to use that pistol as mine for purposes of getting the permit. In a way that also works out for other causes. When my brother died a few years ago, because I had all of his pistols registered on my pistol permit, we did not have to turn over his pistols to the state.
Here is another Concealed Carry anomaly. I have a Concealed carry permit, so at ALL times, my pistol MUST be concealed. If I am wearing a jacket with a shoulder holster, I have to make sure that my jacket does't open enough to make the pistol visible to another person. If it shows, I can get ticketed for it, unless I am using it to protect myself. I can carry a loaded pistol on my person while driving, yet if I put the pistol on the seat or under the seat of my car, it must be unloaded, and the ammunition must be locked in a portion of the automobile (like the trunk) that I don't have easy access to.
Most of that doesn't make sense, but we have our illustrious Governor Cuomo who this year made some of the magazines built prior to 1994 when the AWB went into effect, that hold more than 10 bullets illegal to own. Also, I can only put 7 bullets in my 10 round magazine. No-one has been able to answer the question of whether the 7 bullet rule applies to "just" the magazine or if we are allowed to have 7 in the magazine and 1 in the chamber!!! So glad I live in NYS.
Here is another Concealed Carry anomaly. I have a Concealed carry permit, so at ALL times, my pistol MUST be concealed. If I am wearing a jacket with a shoulder holster, I have to make sure that my jacket does't open enough to make the pistol visible to another person. If it shows, I can get ticketed for it, unless I am using it to protect myself. I can carry a loaded pistol on my person while driving, yet if I put the pistol on the seat or under the seat of my car, it must be unloaded, and the ammunition must be locked in a portion of the automobile (like the trunk) that I don't have easy access to.
Most of that doesn't make sense, but we have our illustrious Governor Cuomo who this year made some of the magazines built prior to 1994 when the AWB went into effect, that hold more than 10 bullets illegal to own. Also, I can only put 7 bullets in my 10 round magazine. No-one has been able to answer the question of whether the 7 bullet rule applies to "just" the magazine or if we are allowed to have 7 in the magazine and 1 in the chamber!!! So glad I live in NYS.
