New York City Adopts Emergency Rule to Let Nonresidents Apply for Firearm Carry Permits

A gun rule change in New York City has expanded the ability of nonresidents to carry firearms in the Big Apple, in a move that has drawn mixed praise from gun rights advocates, who say New York gun laws remain too restrictive. Citing the need to comply with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) adopted an emergency rule on Aug. 8 that will allow non-residents to apply for concealed carry permits. Effective immediately, the new rule establishes a process by which people who don’t reside in New York State, are not principally employed in New York City, and do not have their principal place of business in the Big Apple, to apply to the NYPD for a carry license....