Specifically Long Island and Westchester? I might consider getting a house out there and from what I have heard they are pretty much on par with Jersey?

 

I heard you need to have a spent case for all firearms, is that requires when I bring over firearms I already own?

 

Mags limit is 10 round and anything pre 94 is not limited. I guess AK mags have no dates on them so in that sense at least it's better than NJ.

 

For AK and ARs it seems like the rules are almost the same as NJ, no flash hider, bayonet lug, etc..

 

How does their handgun permit/registration system work?

 

TIA.

not really the law exactly but an overview of it

 

http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/NYSL.pdf

http://co.suffolk.ny.us/police/onlineforms.htm

 

This is suffolk County. Best thing aobut NY laws is that you don't have every police chief interpreting things differently.

I have inlaws on the Island. It takes 6 months to get a purchase permit. Then you have a year to use it. Not sure on rifles though, other than the obvious stuff.

NYS handgun laws suck, they are worse than NJ, all handguns MUST be registered. Long gun laws are better than NJ, and any AW or highcap mags made before Sept. of 1994 are legal to buy, sell and own freely. Carry licenses are hard or impossible to get in the areas you're looking to go to, upstate is more lax with issuance.