I lived in Brooklyn during the 70’s – 80’s and did have a transport permit for my long guns. I owned my first long gun at the age of 16 and used the weapon at the armory off of Eastern Parkway (with my dad and members of a certain Jewish organization). When I was older, I graduated to snub-nosed revolvers and so on. I left the boundaries of New York City for Long Island and, eventually, I went south to Florida the ‘make my day’ state; where we have armed guards for our Jewish day schools and our shuls as well. Here is the deal with owning weapons; get proper training, and updated training when needed, respect your weapons and do not think for one second that you are a LEO (unless you are! my dad is, retired now). Every responsible gun owner will report the same; in a high-stress situation, no matter how much training one has, each person will react differently to the stressful event. Additionally, the NRA does not sell or provide weapons for their members.
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