Westchester County, NY pistol permit process

i live in upstate ny

i bought two handguns before i had my permit

from an ffl

they sat in his store until i had my permit

then i went to the store and filled out the 4473. which he
called in and i passed

then, i could take them home

so...i owned two pistols BUT i couldnt touch them or bring them home

so, there is a difference between ownership and possession

this is something that new yorkers are painfully aware of.....
 
Dave

I have not tried to move to an unrestricted category so I don't know the practice. If you call them, would you please share what you learn? Thanks
 
I am just starting the process of obtaining a permit in Westchester. I've taken my basic safety course, but my understanding is still that I cannot handle a weapon without a permit. My solution is that I am going to CT to take a live-fire course and try out some different pistols.

I completely agree that the laws are completely nuts. One would think that a county that was presumably worried about gun safety would require rather than not allow a proper training course. But, of course, gun safety is the excuse and not the real reason. They just hate the idea of independent citizens owning guns and have constructed a Byzantine system to make it as difficult as possible to do so. My wife and I have been talking about getting permits for 13 years (we live a mile from Blue Mountain Range), and it has put us off until now, so it works.
 
its the same with me (being put off for so long due to a ridiculous process). i also live in westchester, and i started putting my paperwork together many years ago but never finished it because i didnt know enough westchester residents to sign off on my paperwork. although now i only need one more person and i have a neighbor who will do it for me.. its incredibly unfair how difficult they make it.
 
i know this is an old thread but i offer this to the people in the process
of applying for their ny permit (or any other state that needs you to get
letters of reference)

make sure that the people you ask to write for you, actually write the letter
and send it in.....being slow on their end makes a very slow process take even more time....follow up with them...almost to the point of bugging them to make sure that they do indeed write the letter

and.....make sure that they have no skeletons in their closets, legal-wise

one guy i asked had to withdraw, as he committed some indiscretions as a
kid, which resulted in a criminal record....(which i didnt know about until it was too late.....he actually didnt realize that it would be a problem)

your writers should have a spotless record
 
Westchester county pistol permit application

OK... so im new to TFL and i have a question regarding my Westchester county pistol permit application. Well the paperwork is pretty much completed and i already have my appointment set up wich is coming up soon... now the question is... once i go to my appointment, will i be speaking to a judge? is this just to submit the application? will it get denied or appoved the day of the appointment? im really not sure whats the procedure on this... any help will be appretiated!
 
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