The requirements to obtain a concealed carry license are:

Proof of completion of a firearms safety training course; four character references; a list of former and current social media accounts for the last three years; disclosure of applicant’s spouse or domestic partner, any other adults residing in the applicant’s home, including any adult children of the applicant, and an in-person interview of the applicant with the licensing officer/designee.

If you have a New York State concealed carry license, you are now required to submit your recertification to the New York State Police every 3 years after issuance instead of 5 years. The new law does not change the recertification requirements for a premises license, which must be recertified every 5 years.

Any individual who seeks to obtain a concealed carry license for a pistol or revolver will be required to take the 16-hour classroom and 2-hour live-fire firearm safety training course. This will be required for concealed carry licenses issued on or after September 1, 2022.

Concealed carry licensees are not permitted to bring guns into certain defined "sensitive locations."

Sensitive locations include, but are not limited to: Airports, Bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, Courthouses, Educational Institutions, Emergency shelters, including domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters, Entertainment venues, Federal, state, and local government buildings, Health and medical facilities, Houses of worship, Libraries, playgrounds, parks (including botanical gardens and zoos), Polling sites, Public demonstrations and rallies, Public transportation and public transportation stations, including subways, buses, and subway stations, Schools, nursery schools, preschools, and summer camps and Times Square.

The prohibition of carrying guns in sensitive locations does not apply to police officers, retired police officers, peace officers, armed security guards, active-duty military personnel, or any person who is lawfully engaged in hunting.

In addition to the New York State regulations, concealed carry in NYC is regulated at the local level. To carry in New York City/LI a pistol or revolver license must be issued by New York City or Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. These local licenses expire and need to be renewed every 3 years.

The application fee for a NYPD handgun license and for renewal is $340 (three hundred and forty dollars). The fingerprint fee is $88.25 (eighty eight dollars and twenty five cents). Fees must be paid by credit card or money order (Postal or U.S. Bank). Money orders should be made payable to the “New York City Police Department.”

Concealed carry licensees are not permitted to bring guns into certain defined "sensitive locations."

Sensitive locations include, but are not limited to: Airports, Bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, Courthouses, Educational Institutions, Emergency shelters, including domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters, Entertainment venues, Federal, state, and local government buildings, Health and medical facilities, Houses of worship, Libraries, playgrounds, parks (including botanical gardens and zoos), Polling sites, Public demonstrations and rallies, Public transportation and public transportation stations, including subways, buses, and subway stations, Schools, nursery schools, preschools, and summer camps and Times Square.

The prohibition of carrying guns in sensitive locations does not apply to police officers, retired police officers, peace officers, armed security guards, active-duty military personnel, or any person who is lawfully engaged in hunting.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CLASSROOM TRAINING CURRICULUM

Concealed carry firearm safety training must include 16 hours of in-person live classroom instruction conducted by a Duly Authorized Instructor. The curriculum must include the following topics:

1. General firearm safety, including an overview of firearm and ammunition functions and operation, firearm cleaning and maintenance, safe handling practices, range safety rules, and proper holster considerations and retention strategies for safe concealed carry. (2 hours minimum)

2. Firearm safe storage requirements, as defined in Penal Law §§ 265.45 and 265.50, and general firearm secure storage and transportation best practices. (1 hour minimum)

3. State and federal gun laws, including the possession disqualifiers under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and New York State law, restrictions on the private sale or transfer of firearms under New York General Business Law § 898, and requirements for keeping firearm license information up to date, properly registering pistols and revolvers, and license recertification and, if applicable, renewal requirements, including but not limited to the provision set forth in Articles 265 and 400 of the Penal Law. (2 hours minimum)

4. Concealed carry situational awareness of surroundings, including firearm display and concealment.

5. Conflict de-escalation tactics that include verbal and non-verbal strategies, including retreating, that are intended to reduce the intensity of a conflict or crises encountered.

6. Adverse effects of alcohol and drug use as it pertains to firearm safety.

7. Best practices when encountering law enforcement (e.g., a traffic stop), including how to communicate throughout the encounter, considerations for disclosing concealed carry status and displaying a valid firearm license, obeying all commands given by the officer(s), and best practices for handling a firearm and self-identification as a lawful concealed carry licensee if the firearm is visible when an officer responds to an incident.

8. The statutorily defined sensitive places listed in Penal Law § 265.01-e and the restrictions on firearm possession in restricted places under Penal Law § 265.01- d

9. Conflict management.

10. Use of deadly physical force, including the circumstances in which deadly physical force may be considered justified, and when there is the duty to retreat pursuant to Penal Law § 35.15(2).

11. Suicide prevention including recognizing signs of suicide risk and resources to obtain assistance, including a suicide hotline (e.g., 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline).

12. Basic principles of marksmanship, including stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breathing, and trigger control. (1 hour minimum)

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WRITTEN PROFICIENCY TEST

Following completion of the 16-hour in-person classroom instruction each student must demonstrate proficiency by achieving a minimum correct answer score of 80% on a written test covering the course curriculum. Duly Authorized Instructors must develop or use and administer a written proficiency test that evaluates the student’s understanding of each of the minimum standards defined above.

Duly Authorized Instructors must maintain records of student performance on the written examination for at least five (5) years and shall make such records available upon request by the licensing officer or their designee.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LIVE-FIRE TRAINING CURRICULUM

Concealed carry firearm safety training must include 2 hours of live-fire training conducted by a Duly Authorized Instructor. The curriculum must include instruction on the following topics, for which proficiency will be evaluated during a live-fire assessment:

1. Range safety.

2. Safe drawing, target acquisition, and re-holstering.

3. Dry firing.

4. Safe loading and unloading of ammunition.

5. Performing a firearm condition check, and how to achieve and verify a safe and empty firearm condition.

6. Safely discharging the firearm.

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LIVE-FIRE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT

Following completion of the 2-hour live-fire training, each student must demonstrate proficiency by successfully completing a live-fire assessment. To complete the live-fire assessment, the student must:

1. Perform a firearm condition check and demonstrate that the firearm is in a safe and empty condition.

2. Without any ammunition loaded, safely draw the firearm from concealment, acquire a target, and safely re-holster.

3. Safely load the firearm with five rounds of ammunition. Not holster the loaded firearm. Maintain a ready position with the firearm safely pointed downrange.

4. On the Instructor’s command to fire, aim at the target and fire all five rounds from a standing position, from a distance of 4 yards. The target must be a 25 ½ inch by 11-inch paper target. At least four out of the five rounds must be on target.

5. Perform a firearm condition check and verify that the firearm is in a safe and empty condition.

Duly Authorized Instructors may allow the live-fire proficiency assessment to be completed using either live ammunition or non-lethal training ammunition, which includes marking cartridges and other forms of simulated ammunition training cartridges that eject a projectile by action of an explosive.