Concealed Carry in New York

No. Possessing a pistol or revolver is exempt from the weapons-possession crimes only for 'a person to whom a license therefor has been issued as provided under section 400.00 or 400.01'. Concealed carry requires a license under § 400.00(2)(f) to 'have and carry concealed'.

Pistol/revolver license to 'have and carry concealed' (Penal Law § 400.00(2)(f)), issued by the licensing officer of the city or county where the applicant lives, works or has a business (in New York City, the police commissioner). Applicants must be 'twenty-one years of age or older' (no age limit for honorably discharged members of the armed forces or National Guard), must 'meet in person with the licensing officer for an interview', and must give 'no less than four character references' and 'a list of former and current social media accounts of the applicant from the past three years.' Training: 'a minimum of sixteen hours of in-person live curriculum' plus 'a minimum of two hours of a live-fire range training course', with a written test requiring 'a minimum of eighty percent correct answers'. The licensing officer must act 'within six months of the date of presentment' of the application. Fees outside New York City are set by the county at 'not less than three dollars nor more than ten dollars'. Term: carry licenses 'shall be recertified or renewed every three years'; New York City pistol licenses 'expire not more than three years after the date of issuance.'

None stated by statute. The licensing exemption covers only 'a person to whom a license therefor has been issued as provided under section 400.00 or 400.01'; nonresidents are exempt only for narrow purposes such as traveling within 48 hours to or from an NRA- or IHMSA-approved pistol competition with the guns 'transported unloaded in a locked opaque container'. A New York license 'shall not be valid within the city of New York' without a special permit from the NYC police commissioner.

Carrying in a 'sensitive location' is a class E felony (§ 265.01-e). Listed places include: places used for 'government administration, including courts'; health and behavioral health facilities; 'any place of worship'; 'libraries, public playgrounds, public parks' and zoos; places that serve children and youth; 'nursery schools, preschools, and summer camps'; facilities licensed by state disability, addiction, mental health and temporary assistance offices; homeless and domestic-violence shelters; residential settings licensed by state agencies; 'educational institutions, colleges and universities'; public transportation and transit; places with an 'active license for on-premise consumption' of alcohol or cannabis; 'theaters, stadiums, racetracks, museums' and similar venues; 'any location being used as a polling place'; restricted public areas for special events; public gatherings to 'collectively express' constitutional rights; and 'the area commonly known as Times Square'. Separately, § 265.01-d makes it a class E felony to carry on private property unless the owner permits it 'by clear and conspicuous signage' or 'express consent'.

A handgun may not be possessed at all without a New York license (§ 265.20(a)(3)). For any rifle, shotgun or firearm left in a vehicle: 'No person shall store or otherwise leave a rifle, shotgun, or firearm out of such person's immediate possession or control' in a vehicle 'without first removing the ammunition from and securely locking such rifle, shotgun, or firearm' in 'an appropriate safe storage depository out of sight from outside of the vehicle.' In the version effective until January 19, 2027, the first-degree offense is a class A misdemeanor; the later version classifies failure to store as a violation.