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Originally Posted by vreihen16

NY State pistol permits have no reciprocity with ANY other state, and aren't even valid in NYC.

[NYC permits aren't valid in NY State, and it is extremely rare (think unicorns) for one to be issued to a civilian that lets them carry outside of their home.]

The state permit requires that every single pistol owned be listed on it, make, model, serial number, caliber. Every single addition requires an appearance before the issuing judge in many counties. I had a 60+ year-old friend who was a collector, and in all seriousness had to carry 41 permit cards (each with five pistols listed) at all times to cover his extensive collection. He had to appear before the judge every time that he wanted to buy another pistol, and his judge would always bust his chops about already owning enough guns without needing the new one.

Depending on the county and judge, you can be issued a restricted (most common) or unrestricted permit (holy grail). Restricted permits generally only allow carrying to/from a range or hunting. Those with unrestricted permits can have them restricted or revoked at any time at the whim of a judge.

My wife and I both lucked out and were issued the holy grails, and both of us are even afraid to cross-list each other's pistols onto our licenses out of fear that a new judge might add restrictions during the amendment. I was thinking about picking up a S&W Victory .22 a few years ago, and ultimately decided that even that wasn't worth the potential permit restrictions risk. No f-in-weigh would I try to have an AR-15 pistol added.....

FWIW, AR-15 pistols wouldn't be added to CCW's here in California either. They are rifles, so you wouldn't be concealing them.