CCW friendly counties in NYS? - Page 3

Siafu · June 28th, 2009, 06:24 PM

Erie County. It may take 12 months but they get issued. I am seriously considering relocating out of NYS for reason not related to CCW. NYS sucks. This place is out of control.

violinjim · July 4th, 2009, 12:19 AM

I agree, NYS is awful. I live in Erie County and I've had my permit 7 years now, says "Hunting and Target". (though no mention of what I should be hunting or targeting) Basically nonsense invented by Erie County. You'll need to take the course (a few hours at the Buffalo Gun Center on a Sat.) get 3 references, you'll get interviewed by a cop, fingerprinted, and wait 6 months+. $$$ was $60 for the course, $99 for fingerprinting and I'm not sure what else. Remember once you have a permit you have to go to the County Building (Buffalo) every time you add or remove a gun. Best to do a whole bunch at a time, they charge you $3 per transaction (I've co-registered a lot of pistols for a friend and they didn't charge me per gun like the website says they will)
The clerks are nice and VERY slow. BE POLITE!!! And watch out for the security cops at the metal detector. They have attitude issues. Inquired about checking a carry piece so I wouldn't have to leave it in my car and I got all kinds of B.S. including some fabrication stating that "since 9-11, you can't carry your gun in the city..."

I think he made that up on the spot. I called him on his baloney and,
long story short, you can check your weapon in their lock box and get a receipt.

Good luck! You'll need it!

JIm

Jetpilot007 · July 4th, 2009, 12:29 AM

You are not allowed to bring a firearm to any government office. That includes the County building. Be very careful about this. If I attempted to bring my piece through Westchester I would have been cuffed and my license revoked.

boscobeans · July 4th, 2009, 01:08 AM

For Nassau County check out this website:

Nassau County Pistol Permit Info

bosco

hudsonvalley · July 4th, 2009, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boscobeans

1. Go to the website shown earlier. There are members there from almost every county who will answer your queations.
2. Find a NY dealer who will hold them (you need to list a handgun on your application).
3. NYS Police will have to have a brass casing fired from each handgun before you take ownership. (dealer should get this done for you ).

#3...Only NEW guns require this methinks...

darkvibe · July 4th, 2009, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1911luver

Also do I have a grace period to bring my handguns into the state prior to establishing residency and or obtaining a pistol permit? If not how do I go about this? Can I leave my handguns in FL and after getting the permit have them shipped to an FFL in New York State?

Bosco pretty much covered everything already.

No grace period but you can leave them in FL and have them sent to an FFL here or ship them to an FFL here for storage until you have a permit.

Monroe county is basically "shall issue" but takes about 8 mo. to get your permit. You have to live here for 3 years to apply, but you can apply after 6 months. If you apply after 6 mo. you have to get 4 character references from the county that have known you since you moved here plus an additional 3 from your previous place of residence. Those 3 have to be notarized.

Oneida county will issue you a restricted permit for hunting/target/hiking/camping.

Onondaga county will issue you a similar restricted license.

Broome county will issue you a restricted license but there is a class you can take that will get your restrictions removed.

Wayne county has always been shall issue and unrestricted but recently one of the three judges started restricting permits unless you showed cause. There was a squabble over it but I haven't heard any news about whether or not he's still restricting them.

Onondaga county issues restricted permits.

That's all counties I'm familiar with.

boscobeans · July 4th, 2009, 01:32 AM

HudsonValley,

"#3...Only NEW guns require this methinks..."

You are correct.

Only new (for now).

bosco

Jetpilot007 · July 4th, 2009, 01:38 AM

And I thought Westchester & Rockland counties had the most restricitve licensing. What a sham.

FiringDragon · July 4th, 2009, 03:24 AM

Tioga county is pretty good about it. You just need a "reason" and some references. I lived there for 14 years.

jbone · July 4th, 2009, 03:45 AM

Dutchess County is also pretty easy. It took three months, for a full carry license. No visits with the judge or jumping through hoops really. Its still a bunch of B.S. but Im happy I live in Dutchess. One day I will be gone from NY though.

July 4th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#22
violinjim Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 32	I agree, NYS is awful. I live in Erie County and I've had my permit 7 years now, says "Hunting and Target". (though no mention of what I should be hunting or targeting) Basically nonsense invented by Erie County. You'll need to take the course (a few hours at the Buffalo Gun Center on a Sat.) get 3 references, you'll get interviewed by a cop, fingerprinted, and wait 6 months+. $$$ was $60 for the course, $99 for fingerprinting and I'm not sure what else. Remember once you have a permit you have to go to the County Building (Buffalo) every time you add or remove a gun. Best to do a whole bunch at a time, they charge you $3 per transaction (I've co-registered a lot of pistols for a friend and they didn't charge me per gun like the website says they will) The clerks are nice and VERY slow. BE POLITE!!! And watch out for the security cops at the metal detector. They have attitude issues. Inquired about checking a carry piece so I wouldn't have to leave it in my car and I got all kinds of B.S. including some fabrication stating that "since 9-11, you can't carry your gun in the city..." I think he made that up on the spot. I called him on his baloney and, long story short, you can check your weapon in their lock box and get a receipt. Good luck! You'll need it! JIm __________________

July 4th, 2009, 03:24 AM	#29
FiringDragon Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 55	Tioga county is pretty good about it. You just need a "reason" and some references. I lived there for 14 years. __________________ ------------------------------> Shoot Straight

July 4th, 2009, 03:45 AM	#30
jbone Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY, USA Posts: 369	Dutchess County is also pretty easy. It took three months, for a full carry license. No visits with the judge or jumping through hoops really. Its still a bunch of B.S. but Im happy I live in Dutchess. One day I will be gone from NY though. __________________ Note: This post may contain misspellings, grammatical errors, disorganized sentence structure, or may entirely lack a coherent theme. These elements are natural to the process of writing, and will only add to the overall beauty of the post.

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June 28th, 2009, 06:24 PM	#21
Siafu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East Jahunga Posts: 957	Erie County. It may take 12 months but they get issued. I am seriously considering relocating out of NYS for reason not related to CCW. NYS sucks. This place is out of control.

July 4th, 2009, 12:29 AM	#23
Jetpilot007 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 284	You are not allowed to bring a firearm to any government office. That includes the County building. Be very careful about this. If I attempted to bring my piece through Westchester I would have been cuffed and my license revoked.

July 4th, 2009, 01:08 AM	#24
boscobeans Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 699	For Nassau County check out this website: Nassau County Pistol Permit Info bosco

July 4th, 2009, 01:32 AM	#27
boscobeans Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 699	HudsonValley, "#3...Only NEW guns require this methinks..." You are correct. Only new (for now). bosco

July 4th, 2009, 01:38 AM	#28
Jetpilot007 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 284	And I thought Westchester & Rockland counties had the most restricitve licensing. What a sham.