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New York permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NY1023 — required

Citation: N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(1)

2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms shall be issued to engage in such business. A license for a semiautomatic rifle, other than an assault weapon or disguised gun, shall be issued to purchase or take possession of such a semiautomatic rifle when such transfer of ownership occurs on or after the effective date of chapter two hundred twelve of the laws of two thousand twenty-two that...

Effective: 2013-01-01
New York permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NY1014 — maximum waiting period

Citation: N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(4-b)

Licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms. 4-b. Processing of license applications. Applications for licenses shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of presentment.

Effective: 1980-08-12
New York permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NY1086 — required

Citation: N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(2),(10)

2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms shall be issued to engage in such business. A license for a pistol or revolver, other than an assault weapon or a disguised gun, shall be issued to (a) have and possess in his dwelling by a householder; (b) have and possess in his place of business by a merchant or storekeeper; (c) have and carry concealed while so employed by a messenger employed by...

Effective: 1965-07-20 Superseded: 2013-01-01
North Carolina permit to purchase handgun Permissive

NC1069 — maximum waiting period

Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F

Effective: 2023-03-29
North Carolina permit to purchase handgun Permissive

NC1024 — maximum waiting period

Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F

Each applicant for a license or permit shall be informed by the sheriff within 14 days of the date of the application whether the license or permit will be granted or denied and, if granted, the license or permit shall be immediately issued to the applicant.

Effective: 2013-10-01 Superseded: 2023-03-29
North Carolina permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NC1013 — maximum waiting period

Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-404F

Each applicant for a license or permit shall be informed by the sheriff within 30 days of the date of the application whether the license or permit will be granted or denied and, if granted, the license or permit shall be immediately issued to the applicant.

Effective: 1995-12-01 Superseded: 2013-10-01
North Carolina permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NC1068 — required

Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402(a)

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or without the State any pistol unless: (i) a license or permit is first obtained under this Article by the purchaser or receiver from the sheriff of the county in which the purchaser or receiver resides; or (ii) a valid North...

Effective: 1919-04-01 Superseded: 2023-03-29
Rhode Island permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

RI1071 — required

Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35(a)(1)

(a)(1) … At the time of applying for the purchase of a concealable firearm, the purchaser shall … (ii) Present to the person selling the pistol or revolver a pistol/revolver safety certificate issued by the department of environmental management. The certificate shall be retained in the possession of the buyer.

Effective: 1959-01-26
Tennessee permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

TN1032 — maximum waiting period

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(b)

(b) Any person desiring to purchase a pistol or sidearm as above provided shall certify to the seller that the purchaser is not one of those listed above as prohibited from legal sale of a firearm, and the person having the gun for sale, whether a firearms dealer engaged in the business of selling firearms, new or used, or any other person, shall file with the sheriff of the county wherein the sale is to be made,...

Effective: 1989-06-14 Superseded: 1998-05-19
Tennessee permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

TN1031 — maximum waiting period

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-4904(b)

Any person desiring to purchase a pistol or sidearm as above provided shall certify to the seller that the purchaser is not one of those listed above as prohibited from legal sale of a firearm, and the person having the gun for sale, whether a firearms dealer engaged in the business of selling firearms, new or used, or any other person, shall file with the sheriff of the county wherein the sale is to be made, and...

Effective: 1959-03-19 Superseded: 1989-06-14