[Mike80911]

Here in NY the process is very time consuming. I think they do this in an effort to prevent people from wanting to go through it. First you must send in for a purchase order that takes six weeks to be approved. You must list on the request the specific type of gun you are purchasing. After recieving the approval in the mail you have to take that to Police Headquarters to get the actual purchase order. They give them out between 11AM and 2PM Monday to Thursday. After you get the order you have thirty days to purchase the gun before the order expires and then you must apply over again. After purchasing the gun you have 72 Hours to bring the gun back to Police Headquarters for inspection they do this between 12PM and 2PM Monday to Thursday and not on holidays. The funny thing is that you have 72 Hours total no matter when you purchase it so if you purchase it Thursday afternoon you will be in violation of this rule and they can confiscate your gun. When you bring it to be inspected it must be in a locked box with a trigger lock and ammunition cannot be in the same box. All of the handguns you own must be listed on your permit and I believe the fee is up to about $300 a year for this. Sounds like fun right?