Life ain't all that bad even
inside New york, Old Shooter---if you live in certain counties, that is. Here in Orange County, my experience has been that a full carry was relatively easy to obtain, and that additional pistols are quick and easy to add to one's permit. However, I'm sure I don't speak for my brethren in other counties, such as Westchester, Rockland, Albany perhaps, and any of the 5 burroughs of NYC, where their Second Amendment rights are denied. I realize in full, however, that the relative freedoms we enjoy in Orange County can change with the drop of a hat---as it can for any of us, regardless of the state in which you live, BTW.
My biggest gripe, and one with which the OP must deal, is the 10-round magazine limitation that our New York legislators have decreed upon us, to save us from ourselves. That means I can't buy guns like the S&W 9mm, for example, because it comes with a 17 round mag. Of course, I could order one w/o the mag and drive 10 miles into PA and buy a 17-round mag, but it would be illegal to bring back into New York unless you modify it so it can only hold 10. And BTW, my 12-round CZ-82 9mm is perfectly lawful because it was manufactured in 1986. Oh, and 17-round tubular rifle magazines are okay, just not the removable magazines. This all makes sense, doesn't it?
Why, I'll bet you're feelin' safer and more secure already!
Better check your slingshot collection too, Zepo, because if it has a wrist support, it's illegal in NYS; so you'd better leave it in New Joisey---where they're legal! (Shhhh ... I have an unregistered Wrist-Rocket stashed in my toolbox! In my defense, however, since I purchased it as a kid, I believe it's grandfathered.) I won't even get into knife law, which nobody understands.
