You know, I thought LIF might refer to Long Island Firearms. We haven’t joined that one, but I will discuss it with hubby — can’t imagine why we WOULDN’T join, actually.
He’s been telling me for years that I should get a pistol carry permit, but I refuse to get the ones available to me in Suffolk County The only one I would be legally able to get would be meaningless to me. It’s that “sportsman” permit, where I would only be able to carry on the way to or from a gun range. I would have no need to merely carry it to and from a gun range. What the hell good would THAT do me? I’ll tell you what good: Zippety-Do-Dah good.
No, if I’m going to carry, I want to be able to CARRY and not have to answer to anyone about where I’m going or where I’ve been.
I hate NY. Can’t wait to escape.
Regards,
PS: Thanks for the information on LIF, BTW. I appreciate it. And congrats to your sister! What a great accomplishment for her! I’m sure that between the two of you you’ll be able to convince your other sister to “give it a shot!”
I agree with the stupidity of the LI pistol licenses. It infuriates me that I can only carry to & from the range (especially after waiting 38 weeks for the darn thing in the first place). What good does that do me? My upstate sister, on the other hand, has full carry (as we all should) - so if she were to visit me on Long Island, she’s able to carry here while I still can’t. I still love shooting my pistols, though, so it was worth it to me to get the license.
I love photography & used to enjoy going to the arboretum & beach during the off season to take pics (especially early in the morning, when no one else is around). But once those bodies started popping up along the south shore beaches a couple of years ago, I realized just how vulnerable I am out there - so I’ve given up those early morning photography walks. If I could carry, it would even the odds - but my life is apparently not as valuable as Bloomberg’s or the other “favored ones”.
My husband & I are trying to get out of NY by the end of the year. We’ve had it. (To get us through the interim, we just completed the Utah Concealed Carry course, so we can at least carry in a number of other states - not just our own.)