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Yeah this whole thing is bullshit unfortunately.
The NYPD used to issue target/hunting pistol permits, but they stopped once they figured out they were actually issuing FULL CARRY permits...and they couldn't actually arrest anyone for carrying with one. I recall hearing about a wheelchair bound little old lady that shot some perp trying to rob her, and the NYPD couldn't arrest her since she had a target/hunting carry permit. So that ended that. Can't have little old ladies defending themselves.
So what they now do, is they only issue PREMISE permits...and ILLEGALLY "allow" you to go to and from ranges in NYC.
You can NOT go to ranges outside NYC, because the NYPD has no jurisdiction, and can't "protect" you from getting arrested for travelling with a pistol on a premise-only permit.
The "hunting authorization" is also bullshit...and is technically illegal. I doubt an upstate cop would arrest you for hunting with a premise permit, but it's still illegal.
So really you can't technically leave your residence at all with your pistol...but the NYPD "allows" you to go to ranges in NYC.
Nice huh? The NYPD forces you to break the law just so they don't have to give you a real carry permit.
Long story short - No, you can't target shoot outside NYC.
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Now I'm even more confused than before. If the NYPD is the one issuing you the pistol permit and they say it's legal to go to and from a range in NYC, how is that illegal?
PREMISES LICENSE: ISSUED FOR YOUR RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS, THIS IS
A RESTRICTED TYPE OF LICENSE. The Licensee may possess a handgun at the
specific location indicated on the front of the license. This license permits the
transporting of an unloaded handgun directly to and from an authorized small arms
range/shooting club, secured unloaded in a locked container. Ammunition must be
carried separately.
This is from the NYPD Pisitol permit application. It actually doesn't say to and from a range in NYC, it just says to and from an authorized small arms range/shooting club. I am by no means arguing with what you said, just having a hard time comprehending it. HELP!!! lol!