Recent content by Raven20878

Yes, but if your issued license is restricted in any way (such as Target, Sportsperson) then that is how you met the proper cause requirement. You showed proper cause for the issuance of a pistol permit for the specific use under the issued restriction. If you carry outside of that restriction...

Cevusa, your analysis above is correct, even though it may frustrate or annoy others. Like it or not, New York is a May Issue State, not a Shall Issue State. The difference is of critical importance. In May Issue States there is no presumption of a right for you to possess and carry a pistol...

The NRA has internal problems of their own and unfortunately, are merely a shadow of their former selves in terms of lobbying clout. Membership is down and that means dollars are down as well.

All I can say is be careful what you wish for. Penal law 400 is very clear. "(f) have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession, by any person when proper cause exists for the issuance thereof;" Proper cause is subjective and every case that has been...

Target

If you have legitimately established a business (registered with the State, pay taxes etc...) that you own and operate and you are legitimately an employee of your own business (even if you are the sole employee), and you can establish that you work as a security guard, per diem, for yourself...

If you were legitimately employed (even per diem) as a security guard and your employer required you to be armed, you would apply for a Business Carry restriction in Westchester. In order to succeed you would need a letter from your employer indicating the need for you to carry a firearm during...

Just curious if you ever heard back regarding your appeal?

While it is unusual for the judge to go against the recommendation of the Public Safety Unit, it is not unprecedented. While more often than not, in these cases it is the Judge denying a permit despite the positive endorsement of the Detectives, I have heard of cases like yours where the...

Did you get a disapproval letter from the judge also? Was the letter from the Captain to the judge and your attorney was able to obtain it?

You have a real case here then if it did not actually go to the judge and the denial was from the Captain of the licensing unit and not a Judge. As you know, the judges are the licensing authority in Westchester. The Pistol Licensing Unit is there to do investigations and make recommendations...

Do you own the house in Greene County? If you do, discuss with your attorney how you can declare that home as your residence and transfer your permit from Westchester to Greene County. After 6 months or so you could request to amend your permit to a Full Carry there.

Exactly!!!! If the OP wants to fight, he should be fighting for a Full Carry. The fight should be that the restrictions themselves are arbitrary. Not a fight to move from one arbitrary restriction to another.

Again, just for the sake of folks who may read this and be as confused as the person who wrote it, a request for amendment to an existing pistol license is not considered an application for a pistol license. If the amendment is denied it has no impact on your current license, unless in the...

Passed the bar on the first try thank you. OP stated his reason for wanting the Sportsperson restriction was to protect his family from bears, coyotes and mountain lions (doubt he would see any mountain lions in NY) while hiking and camping. A 9mm handgun would not be very effective against...