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Whoa, Partner: You Got a Permit?
http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-llpga03508712oct26,0,890850.story
Zachary R. Dowdy
October 26, 2003
A pistol license, which is granted by the Nassau and Suffolk police departments, is required to purchase a handgun on Long Island. Here are some of the local regulations for owning a firearm:
In Nassau, applicants pay a $200 application fee plus a $99 fingerprinting fee and submit to a background screening process, which takes between four and six months, said Sgt. Kevin Haig of the pistol licensing section of the Nassau County Police Department. In Suffolk, the application fee is $10 and fingerprinting costs $99, said Sgt. Michael Esposito, executive officer of Suffolk police's pistol licensing bureau.
In Nassau and Suffolk counties, the background check can include interviewing relatives, friends and neighbors of the applicant and checking for past criminal history. With few exceptions, applicants won't be cleared if they're convicted felons, and must be deemed by police of good moral character.
A history of domestic violence or a conviction for a sex offense, even though the crime may not have been a felony, may disqualify an applicant, Haig and Esposito said. Lying on an application may also result in an automatic disqualification.
License holders are required to understand the state's laws for use of deadly physical force, as outlined in the state penal code.
There are two categories of licenses, premise licenses and carry licenses. Those break down into seven types: premise licenses are designated for storage at a specific location - a home or a business; business licenses are carry licenses for people who require a firearm to protect their livelihood, such as a jeweler; target/hunting licenses are for recreational use, at ranges, for example; licenses for security guards or armored-car drivers are carry licenses; full carry licenses are for people authorized to carry a handgun at all times; licenses for retired law enforcement officers and licenses for auxiliary officers are also carry licenses.
Purchasers of long guns, which are rifles and shotguns, are not required to have licenses but must be checked out through the National Instant Check System if their guns are purchased at gun shows or from stores. The criminal background screening system is called by merchants just before the sale is made.
Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc.
http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-llpga03508712oct26,0,890850.story
Zachary R. Dowdy
October 26, 2003
A pistol license, which is granted by the Nassau and Suffolk police departments, is required to purchase a handgun on Long Island. Here are some of the local regulations for owning a firearm:
In Nassau, applicants pay a $200 application fee plus a $99 fingerprinting fee and submit to a background screening process, which takes between four and six months, said Sgt. Kevin Haig of the pistol licensing section of the Nassau County Police Department. In Suffolk, the application fee is $10 and fingerprinting costs $99, said Sgt. Michael Esposito, executive officer of Suffolk police's pistol licensing bureau.
In Nassau and Suffolk counties, the background check can include interviewing relatives, friends and neighbors of the applicant and checking for past criminal history. With few exceptions, applicants won't be cleared if they're convicted felons, and must be deemed by police of good moral character.
A history of domestic violence or a conviction for a sex offense, even though the crime may not have been a felony, may disqualify an applicant, Haig and Esposito said. Lying on an application may also result in an automatic disqualification.
License holders are required to understand the state's laws for use of deadly physical force, as outlined in the state penal code.
There are two categories of licenses, premise licenses and carry licenses. Those break down into seven types: premise licenses are designated for storage at a specific location - a home or a business; business licenses are carry licenses for people who require a firearm to protect their livelihood, such as a jeweler; target/hunting licenses are for recreational use, at ranges, for example; licenses for security guards or armored-car drivers are carry licenses; full carry licenses are for people authorized to carry a handgun at all times; licenses for retired law enforcement officers and licenses for auxiliary officers are also carry licenses.
Purchasers of long guns, which are rifles and shotguns, are not required to have licenses but must be checked out through the National Instant Check System if their guns are purchased at gun shows or from stores. The criminal background screening system is called by merchants just before the sale is made.
Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc.
