There is some procedure for your FFL to go to a State Police Barracks that has a bullet trap and fire a round off. He might want more than $ 25 for that transfer.

Doesn't apply to new guns, I think. You could ask the shipping dealer to fire a couple of magazines out the back door of his shop, then it's used.

The law only applies to "new" pistols and revolvers, not "used."

TITLE 9. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT  
SUBTITLE K. NEW YORK STATE POLICE  
PART 472. COMBINED BALLISTIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (COBIS) RULES


9 NYCRR § 472.3 (2003)

§ 472.3  Applicability

  (a) Application only to new pistols and revolvers. The provisions of this Part shall apply only to new pistols and revolvers received by a licensed dealer in firearms from a manufacturer on or after March 1, 2001, and shall not apply to any pistol or revolver possessed by any licensed dealer in firearms prior to that date nor to any pistol or revolver legally possessed prior to that date by any person in this State under the provision of section 400.00 or 265.20 of the New York State Penal Law.

(b) Application only to guns to be delivered to a person in this State. The provisions of this Part shall apply only to pistols and revolvers received by a dealer in firearms in this State for delivery or sale to a person in this State. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to pistols or revolvers received by a dealer in firearms in this State specifically for delivery or sale to a person or entity outside this State; provided that the original transaction reports required by subdivision 12 of section 400.00 of the Penal Law indicated on them that the pistols or revolvers are not for delivery or sale to a person in this State.

Statutory authority: General Business Law, § 396-ff(2), (4), (6

Actually the statute doesn't specifically mention new or used:
GENERAL BUSINESS LAW  
ARTICLE 26.  MISCELLANEOUS


 
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NY CLS Gen Bus § 396-ff (2003)

§ 396-ff.  Pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank

  (1) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm or corporation possessing a valid federal license that permits such person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of manufacturing pistols or revolvers or ammunition therefor for the purpose of sale or distribution.

(b) "Shell casing" means that part of ammunition capable of being used in a pistol or revolver that contains the primer and propellant powder to discharge the bullet or projectile.
 
(2) On and after March first, two thousand one, any manufacturer that ships, transports or delivers a pistol or revolver to any person in this state shall, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the division of state police, include in the container with such pistol or revolver a separate sealed container that encloses:

(a) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such pistol or revolver; and

(b) any additional information that identifies such pistol or revolver and shell casing as required by such rules and regulations.
 
(3) A gunsmith or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of the receipt of any pistol or revolver from a manufacturer that fails to comply with the provisions of this section, either (a) return such pistol or revolver to such manufacturer, or (b) notify the division of state police of such noncompliance and thereafter obtain a substitute sealed container through participation in a program operated by the state police as provided in subdivision four of this section.
 
(4) The division of state police shall no later than October first, two thousand, promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of a program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms licensed in this state with a sealed container enclosing the items specified in subdivision two of this section. The program shall at a minimum:

(a) be operational by January first, two thousand one;

(b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and

(c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver a pistol or revolver to the regional program location closest to his or her place of business for testing and prompt return of such pistol or revolver.
 
(5) On and after March first, two thousand one, a gunsmith or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall, within ten days of delivering to any person a pistol or revolver received by such gunsmith or dealer in firearms on or after such date, forward to the division of state police, along with the original transaction report required by subdivision twelve of section 400.00 of the penal law, the sealed container enclosing the shell casing from such pistol or revolver either (a) received from the manufacturer, or (b) obtained through participation in the program operated by the division of state police in accordance with subdivision four of this section.
 
(6) Upon receipt of the sealed container, the division of state police shall cause to be entered in an automated electronic databank pertinent data and other ballistic information relevant to identification of the shell casing and to the pistol or revolver from which it was discharged. The automated electronic databank will be operated and maintained by the division of state police, in accordance with its rules and regulations adopted after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to ensure compatibility with national ballistic technology.
 
(7) Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation, punishable as provided in the penal law. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided in the penal law.

HISTORY:
  Add, L 2000, ch 189, § 4, eff Aug 8, 2000 (see 2000 note below).