In nys your permit qualifies you to own and/or carry a concealed firearm; your choice of firearm is yours. nys will not reciprocate with states that do not require some degree of training, qualification and background check, and I suspect many other states are the same. I also have a Florida ccw and between Fl/ny I am legal in about 39 or 40 states, and either never say anything about guns or flat out avoid places where I'm not recognized/legal. I will not set foot in neu joisey, dc, chi-town or a couple of places in kalifornika but regardless of where I am it remains concealed and not spoken to unless needed and nobody knows that I have one.