Residents must be licensed to posses a handgun, and are strictly limited in when they may carry it. (i.e. you better be headed to/from the range or hunting if y

Residents must be licensed to posses a handgun, and are strictly limited in when they may carry it. (i.e. you better be headed to/from the range or hunting if you have a handgun on you). Getting a license is not a guaranteed thing. Non-residents may not posses a handgun in the city at all. The concept of Peacable Journey is basically ignored in NYC.