The great irony is that Vermont has no gun laws and New Hampshire has few. Far be it from me to endorse more legislation, but it is time for nationwide right of concealed carry legislation to reiterate the 2nd Amendment. ♘
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Gun Laws
I never paid much attention to gun laws. Now that I've finished my NRA basic handgun course, I'll start on what will be a very, very long process to get a hand gun permit.
The laws are byzantine. In New York State, where I live about half the year, I need a permit even to possess a handgun at home. I cannot even shoot at a range using someone else's gun (unless as part of training under the supervision of an NRA certified trainer). The home possession permit process will take at least six months, maybe longer. As to a concealed carry permit, I've been told to forget about it in Tompkins County (Ithaca).
But of course, that leaves the other six months. The Florida non-resident concealed carry permit, which is good in 32 states, is not good in NY or Rhode Island. In Rhode Island (as far as I can tell with a quick check), I don't need a permit to keep a gun at home or to transport it to a shooting range, but any other use, including transporting it in the car more generally, would require a permit for which I would need to show good cause and need.
Getting from NY to RI requires that I also figure out Massachusetts law on the subject.
The laws are byzantine. In New York State, where I live about half the year, I need a permit even to possess a handgun at home. I cannot even shoot at a range using someone else's gun (unless as part of training under the supervision of an NRA certified trainer). The home possession permit process will take at least six months, maybe longer. As to a concealed carry permit, I've been told to forget about it in Tompkins County (Ithaca).
But of course, that leaves the other six months. The Florida non-resident concealed carry permit, which is good in 32 states, is not good in NY or Rhode Island. In Rhode Island (as far as I can tell with a quick check), I don't need a permit to keep a gun at home or to transport it to a shooting range, but any other use, including transporting it in the car more generally, would require a permit for which I would need to show good cause and need.
Getting from NY to RI requires that I also figure out Massachusetts law on the subject.
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