You cannot own a handgun in NY State without a license to own and the gun being registered. Even with that you cannot open carry it, empty or otherwise to the best of my knowledge unless you have a conceal carry permit like me and then it has to be concealed so you don't scare people. To get that license is a very complex process of screening ... Sadly even with that it hasn't stopped Buffalo from being a gang war zone at time. Every night someone is killed it seems ... Until they start picking people up and locking them up for gun violations here, it won't get better.

If they can get all of them off the street, I will gladly give up the 2nd adm for sure.