One other thing Vic. You can't get rid of the paper trail in NY because every pistol has to be registered. It's a felony to have any pistol if it's not!
We had the same problem here in TN with the county sheriff issuing permits. In some counties, only 40 permits were issued and mostly to judges and lawyers. ENTER THE STATE LEGISTATURE! The State took this over and issuing of permits is done by the department of safety. (Highway patrol). The law is applied equally across the state now, and the state has agreements with other states. We are restricted in where we can carry. No pistols anywhere alcohol is sold. This means the local 7-11 is off limits.
New York can't honor other states because the power lies with each individual county and each county would have to enter into an agreement with each state to honor the others permits. This is very unlikey to happen. What happens when the judges change? Are they elected or appointed and for how long? How long is a carry permit good for?
Every pistol has to be registered? Who maintains the registery? Who has access to the registery? If you bought a pistol from me then you would be guilty of a felony?
I have a cousin in another state who is a member of his states house of representatives. We have discussed concealed carry permits and other gun control laws many times. While we all want to see sweeping change, he tells me it's unlikly to happen all at once. It didn't get that way over night, and can't be fixed over night. The conservative plan in his state is to get a little here and a little there until it's the way they want it. The liberal plan is basically the same.....take a little away here......then take a little more there until we can't legally own a handgun.