It's usually not the big stores I have a problem with. In fact, most of them are great, it's individual people usually.
So you have no problem being forced to do things you are uncomfortable with?
An American should be able to walk away from another citizen based on, nothing, just a feeling, personal free will.
Let alone that NY has actual, hard to interpret, laws about firearms selling and buying that cause fear to the common out of state man.
I propose that a well worded and citationed thread of the ways and restrictions of selling and shipping to New York State, to increase the knowledge of those who would sell to New Yorkers, would be infinitely more useful than complaining about human nature.
Stating that the other human doesn't need to know the law, or should do something they are unsure of is oppression.
You know, like what NY is doing to
you...
As evidence.
I'm in binghamton area upstate ny. I live not too far from PA border and can have items shipped to PA FFL's there are a couple close enough to make it worthwhile. One PA FFL is a NY resident or was and knows NY restrictions. He won't sell illegal items to NY residents.
It's easier for this New York State resident to have things shipped to Pennsylvania and pick them up than have them sent to New York.
Their reason,they were following the A.G. office request !.
To me that is a really great example of ***..
Conversely, I can absolutely see the New York Attorney General's office calling up major sellers and distributors and using their "powers of pesuasion" (i.e. oppressing) to encourage them to not sell a darned thing to New Yorkers.
That a for profit business decides not to bother is unremarkable.
It may not be correct, but it is their right.
I am right there with
@cslinger. It is not good, and we are on your side.
Education is always the cure.
Get the word out.