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Pistol license application for upstate NY
Obtain an application from your local licensing agent, either the local police or county clerk.
Fill in the application and obtain any required character references signatures and have your application Notarized.
Be fingerprinted and submit your application.
Wait while you are being investigated and your fingerprints are sent to the FBI.
After your fingerprints are returned from the FBI and the investigation is completed your application is normally sent to your county's Pistol License office and then forwarded to licensing officer for review and decision. (Depending on what the county that you live in requires, you may have to take a safety class and you may have to meet with the licensing officer. Some counties also have additional requirements.)
The paperwork will be returned to the Pistol License office and they will send you a letter informing you of the outcome.
If approved, you will have to go to the required location to have your license validated by putting your thumbprint on the back of your license. You will also be given a slip to give to the owner of the handgun that your are transferring to your license.
Using your new license you can go to the store an pick up your first handgun. Give them the Purchase Slip and they will retain the slip for their records.
You are now a legal handgun owner in New York State.


requirements
be a resident of the county that you apply in.
be 21 years old to be issued a license.
have people willing to be character references.
not be barred from owning a gun under federal or state law.
be able to provide a set of fingerprints.
provide 3 recent passport photos.
answer all questions on an application.
provide honest answers to all questions. (Supplying false information constitutes sufficient reason for denial of the application. YOU MUST LIST EVERY TIME YOU HAVE BEEN ARRESTED NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME OR IF THE RECORDS ARE SEALED.)
pay the required fees to the NYSDCJS and your local County Clerk.
sign your application in front of a Notary Public who must fill in the bottom right section.
have all handguns that you own listed on your license.










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