hermannr
Member
Cor man 257: If your parents give you a firearm, that is OK, not a problem...(other than the NYS pistol permit necessary to purchase and own said pistol) Remember, you need that pistol permit (not a permit to carry) in NY before you can even "touch" (possess) a pistol.The troopers office told me that it was illegal for me to purchase the firearm. Not to have it. It is LEGAL for my parents to gift the firearm to me. Its illegal for me to purchase it.
And the point isnt the one year wait. Its the fact the law says I can, and for no reason Im not being allowed to.
The problem comes when your money is used to purchase a pistol for you, by someone else. Your dad has to go to the gun store and purchase the weapon on his purchase permit, with his money...then it is truly his...THEN he can give it to you, and it can be yours (after you get the pistol permit) then you can apply for a permit to carry..
My suggestion to you, especially as you are a NG MP, get that paperwork in for a job with the NY state patrol. You will be 21 by the time you take the test and do the interviews. Takes forever, especially if you need a job. Temporarily, see if you can be assigned temporary active duty CID or MP with the guard there in NY...