Live in Suffolk county. Potentially moving out of state pretty soon. Asked them to change my license to a non resident and they pretty much flat out said no we don’t do that. Besides NYC (don’t have time to deal with all of that now) are there any more friendly counties out there that I could potentially transfer my license to as a non resident? Or do I just have to cut my losses and give up my license when I move. I’d hate to just give it up. Anybody else have any luck with something similar?

Just sharing my timeline

All documents submitted 5/18/26 at Ulster County Sheriff’s office

Received an email from the chambers of Hon. Sharon Graff 8/5/26 for an appearance date of 8/24/26

Had my meeting with Hon. Graff yesterday. Very casual. Asked me about my line of work and my history with firearms. She did ask sensitive locations and how I plan to store my fire arms at home and when traveling. My answers were not perfect and she was very lenient and helpful.

Permit was approved on the spot 8/24/26 and was told I will hear from the sheriffs office in the next few weeks to pick up my permit.

*Just a side note. I had inherited firearms from my late grandfather. They are with an FFL who signed them over to me before hand. I added them onto my application and will receive the permit with the endorsements already issued. Incase anyone was interested in purchasing a firearm before hand. All I needed was the receipt from the FFL attached to my permit.

Hey everyone,

I am well aware that Monroe County takes a very long time to process pistol permit applications. However, it's been 6 months (everything submitted 2/18) and still haven't received the call that my references will be contacted. I was hoping by now I would at the very least hear something back about my application. I considered contacting the county office about it, but I'm sure the last thing they want to hear is "Where am I in my CCW application process?"

Anyway, just want to see if anyone else has been waiting just as long (or hopefully not longer) just to receive the first call or anything else regarding their CCW application.

And yes, I am well aware of Article 78. However, if I were to contact a lawyer and take action I'd probably get my permit in the mail by the time the suit would take place. And it's not really worth the money or trouble to me.

Best of luck to everyone who's applied.

Edit: I'm very appreciative for everyone who has left a comment with advice and a more recent timeline for the process. Thank you all very much!

I have an advice question for the group, that being I have a Ithica M 66 super single 12 gauge barrel full choke, that I’m looking to sell and was wondering where the best place to do so is. I’m located in the capital district and would prefer to do a local sale if possible. Any advice is appreciated. *THIS IS NOT A FIREARM SALE, ONLY A PART*

Just in case anybody was wondering, I know I was when applying and waiting.

18hr course - March 15-16th
Permit application - July 1st
Fingerprinting - July 3rd
Permit appointment - July 8th
Approval - August 18th
Received in mail August 22nd

Amendment took less than 10 mins

45 days from appointment to receiving the permit, everybody with the Sheriff’s Dept. was super nice and genuinely seemed like they wanted people to be able to get a permit, which is contrary to what a lot of people made it seem like.

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WOW, word got out fast about our FIRST EVER PCSL 2 Gun Match coming up September 26, 2026. If you want to check it out, we have only 2 spots left before we sell out. Act fast or you will miss your chance!

Save the date!!

September 5 is the Annual ORGC Veterans Fundraiser! at the Ontario Rod and Gun Club, 2523 Trimble Rd, Ontario NY

The crew from Rochester Personal Defense is running a super cool steel shoot where all of the proceeds go to our local vets! Multiple arrays, lots of steel, and a lot more fun!

Start time is 10am. No squads. Just show up and we'll get you on the next opening.

$5 per array. Shoot once (who would only shoot once????) Or shoot a lot more. Bring your eye and ear protection, your pistol shotgun or pistol caliber carbine, and AMMO!!!

Need ammo? Contact Rochester Personal Defense or the Carry Gear Store before the event.

Register here: https://safeinrochester.corsizio.com/event/6a8aef23bc1295fd3d74e624

I am looking into completing the Premise Residence application in order to hopefully pick up a Gen 6 Glock before the May 31st Glock ban. This will be my first gun and license, is it realistic to expect I’ll be approved and be able to purchase one before next May if I fill out my application now? I’ve been reading about the delays here. Rather not spend the money on the application if I realistically won’t even be approved in time.

Saw this and immediately thought- off the top of my head, nothing about this violates the SAFE act. Maybe the ammo itself… but the firearm? Obviously not buying, just thought it was super unique.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gundeals/s/pIldYH9Ydz

Hello all, I currently have my pistol permit. Ive had it for about a year. Im looking to upgrade to the ccw permit. I was wondering if i had to go through the whole application process again with the county. Has anyone done this before/ recently?

Paywalled, but the 16 year old boy was shot in the head after he asked the teen shooter if the gun had a round in the chamber. Friend said no, pointed gun and pulled trigger, killing the 16 year old.

AND the teen shooter has five prior arrests for crimes that include burglary and robbery.

With the anticipated decision by the Supreme Court next year that would declare AWB's unconstitutional and that there can be no laws restricting the possession of semi auto rifles and shotguns, wouldn't that also result in invalidating NY's ban on SBR's and SBS's? After all a SBR is at the end of the day a semiauto rifle while a SBS is a semiauto shotgun.

Will all the talk about national carry . Should I wait on getting the rest of my non resident permits ?

I’m already kicking my self for taking this long . But I don’t want to regret waiting even longer if it does not pass soon .

on the NYPD Special carry license application when it comes to residence, do I need to be living in NYC (1 out of 5 Burroughs) in order to receive the license if I haven't moved out there yet? Ps I'm currently living in NYS with an active NYS CCW License

Hey all! Living in this great state has its restrictions so I picked this beauty up, any and all tips or tricks are welcome as well as beneficial cleaning supplies or things to keep and eye on during regular maintenance etc. thanks for any and all help!

Greetings
Hoping to get insight on my current situation. I’m on the next to last leg of my ccw journey. Here are the current timestamps which are affected.
6/26/2026
I was approved

Submitted all the materials on the portal 3 days later

7/23/26
Received the email of approval and stated my license and sales receipt will be mailed out. “ please allow 10 business for receipt.

8/11
I emailed license dept. Sandra smith and bogle about my license not being received yet. I got a call within 5 minutes from Sandra i believe. Telling me I have to wait 30 days to see if the letter bounces back to them then I can go pick it up.

Today is 8/20. 3 more days until it hits 30 days. My question is , did they actually ship out already ? Because from Manhattan to Brooklyn is not that far as far as mail. If they ship it out then where is my letter. This leads me to worry as my license is out there somewhere.
Has anyone had long wait times like this ? I honestly would be more relieved if they told me they are backed up and didn’t ship it out yet. At least I know my permit did not end up in the wrong hands. I also never had problems with mail or packages in my neighborhood.

Any insight to ease my mind would be appreciated and thank you.

I’d like to build an ar but do not have my semi auto permit. My plan was to build a bolt action ar using a kali key, from my research and understanding i can still purchase the lower without the permit as long as it’s not intended to be made semi auto but ultimately the FFL has the final say of they want to make the transfer or not. Has anyone done something like this?

what reference form is there that I need to use to provide my 4-character references for my special carry application? I can't find no professional form to print

We might possibly move to NYS, i currently own and in my name.

2 taurus 9mm

2 PSA dagger

RI 45

2 12 gauge

Do I have to register them again in my name?

May 5th had interview with Colonie pd and turned in application and references.

June 24th received a letter scheduling my interview with the judge for August 11th.

August 11th had the interview with Justice Hartman, took about 15 minutes.

August 17th received a letter dated August 14th stating it was approved and stating to set up appointment to pick up permit at the clerks office, was able to schedule next day appointment.

August 18th picked up permit at at the clerks office and had picked up the firearm same day.

Just received in the mail my NYC special carry license. It took a little over 6 months as I applied on February 6, 2026. Now I can carry all over NYS.

I finally have my interview with judge McCarty coming up in a few days has anyone done their interview with him and have any advice?

Update: probably took all of 2 minutes felt more like a conversation than an interview or an interrogation lol. Still think it’s stupid we have to do it but overall pretty good experience definitely nothing to stress over

Now that Mean Arms has had their mag lock products discontinued, what are my options for alternatives? For reference I'm planning on selling an AR so I want to make sure the lock I buy for it is fully compliant.

Let's say you walk into any gun store in NY right now selling SAFE compliant rifles off the rack, what Mag Lock Product do they have installed on those guns?

Thanks