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    Attorney Referral for First Time Purchaser NYC Area?

    A friend is looking at purchasing a handgun in Staten Island and has asked for a referral to a lawyer who can walk him through the requirements. Does anybody here have a referral or a source for a referral that's a step above Google? NRA or other website? One of the CC insurers? Thanks.

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    I went through the process ten years ago (I do not believe the process
    has changed) and I did not find the attorneys helpful. Mostly they
    promised to "expedite" your paperwork for pistols. Several attorneys
    got busted for bribing the officers handling the paperwork a few years
    after my paperwork went through. The lawyers are expensive and it is
    not clear to me that they can provide any useful service. The
    Manhattan Gun range will also help you fill out the pistol permit
    forms if you need help. I did not know that at the time and filled it
    out myself.


    The pistol permit stuff took me a good 6 months to go through the
    system. There were several trips involved to 1 Penn Plaza (including
    fingerprinting, which costs extra for a pistol permit, and an
    "interview" where they verify that you understand some basic legal
    theory about self defense). I was so unsettled by the laws which make
    it illegal for you to ever take your pistols out of NYC (how can you
    take high quality classes? How can you get a gunsmith to fix your
    pistol?) that I hired a lawyer to explain the NYC laws to me since I
    did not believe what I was hearing from the officers. All in all it
    was not a difficult process, nor was their much paper work, there was
    much waiting involved. I do not see the need to hire a lawyer to help
    with this unless there is extenuating circumstances.


    On the other hand, the shotgun/rifle department is a whole separate
    department in Queens and they are much more helpful and work much
    faster and the laws around long guns make far more sense. Also the
    Beretta store in Manhattan stocks 1301's and Tikka's and you can
    easily walk out with one and get it repaired, in house, if you need
    to. I found the gunsmith in that store to be most helpful.
    "To achieve any significant technological breakthrough, much Derp must be endured." -Rich@CCC
    "Your shotgun is running a bit frenetic, you should add some lavender to your lubricant, that should calm it down." -Aray, Oils and Lotions SME


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    I don't know about NYC, but Erie County is shut down for the time being. I don't imagine NYC will be spending much resources on the pistol permits there. Just saying, it might be better to see if they are even taking applications.

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    Thanks. I'll certainly pass that on. If anybody has had a good experience, or can recommend a resource, that would be appreciated too.

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