Thanks Mike, I'm actually in Westchester (east of the Hudson but south of VT!) and the permit process here is more involved than the one for NYS. Took a long time to get the necessary documentation together and then when I first submitted the application one of my references had used the wrong color ink so that was a 5 week delay. But in the end it went pretty smoothly.

The two closest ranges to me are in CT so I'm in the process of applying for a CT permit. Also there seem to be many more retail outlets for the type of gun I'm looking for in CT and a CT permit will allow me to purchase there without the problems of transfers.

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