New York – New York’s licensed handgun owners can keep their information private using a new form from State Police.
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The forms, available online, should be submitted at county offices where pistol owners registered.
They can exempt their information from the state Freedom of Information Law, which some newspapers have used to identify owners.
The exemption provision was included in the state’s gun control law enacted Jan. 15. It requires stating a reason for the exemption, though it also says they will be granted unless the filing was untimely or the information false.
Under the law, all current licensing information will be exempt from disclosure until May 15.
The law mandates handgun license renewals at least every five years. Many counties previously issued lifetime licenses, which now expire in 2018.
Again- Don’t forget that landlords and those with permission from landlords may have LONG guns ON PREMISSES nyc.gov
I for one would not fill out such a form. I don’t care if the liberal anti frum news media lists me as a legal gun owner. My wife does not care that I keep my guns locked in two safes located on both sides of our beds. I’m a frum businessman and have owned five rifles and eight handguns for over twenty five years. I have taken my boys shooting at ranges and they too have no problem with my weapons. The first time I went out and applied for a gun license was when I heard Rabbi Avigdor Miller ztl declare that there was nothing wrong for a business person owning a gun. I started with one 9mm handgun and before you know it I started buying more types. My main hobby and interests are actually not guns but studying musser and improving my davening. To me davening with a minyan is more pleasure than vacationing anywhere. I believe my financial succes