I deal with this kind of stuff all the time in the Mid-Hudson. At the Gander in Kingston they wont sell any pistol ammunition unless you say: "it's for a rifle". I went shooting with a guy that was buying ammo for a .44 mag lever action, he walked into the store and said that to the guy behind the counter, and I just started laughing (first time I had seen anything like that in my life). I couldn't help myself, next thing that comes out of my mouth is: "well if I ever want pistol ammunition now I know what to say, what a joke..."
(I'm not from this state, and these little quirks are so friggen redonkulous that this WY boy is blown away!)
Ignorance about NY's ACTUAL gun related laws is fairly common on every level from the ordinary LEO through the gun shop owners. It's no wonder people in NY get nervous when they want to explore the sport.
This however is the truly scary thing about NY state. I know we have an almost 0 tolerance policy regarding LE topics, so I will tread really lightly here... I have a friend that is a Sheriff's Deputy whose actually told me to be prepared to get drawn upon simply for having an AR15 if I am ever called in for shooting on private property. There are multiple stories around my area, but I wont go there...
Also have a friend who was told by local village PD officer that it is illegal to shoot on State Land and if he gets caught he will loose all his guns FOREVER EVER (like double forever). He's in the service, so he refuses to go to a spot on state land I know about out of fear of loosing his firearms and getting in trouble. In this case, I've done plenty of research and have not found any provision stating that it is illegal to shoot on state land anywhere, and have even had a face to face discussion with the local DEC Ranger that patrols the place in question, and he said the opposite.
I feel like it is a state full of clowns where people have no clue what the laws are, so they walk around making up their own interpretation of what they think they heard at one point and then the game of telephone results in gun store clerks not letting you look at a pistol in the presence of a friend without a permit...
Oh the insanity of it all!!!!
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