No, it's that NY has fucked up definitions of what a firearm is. Shotguns and rifles aren't considered firearms by NY's definition, and I got the handgun definition backwards.
It would be interesting (though probably somewhat boring) to see the behind the scenes on how all this stuff works. Kind of a fly on the wall scenario watching how it's all orchestrated.
But if you think about it, it's quite an accomplishment to put together a writeup that is so seamless. I...