Only One-Third of Pistol Permit Holders Have Recertified in NY

By Rick Miller

LITTLE VALLEY — With just over two weeks before the Jan. 31 deadline, about one-third of the pistol permit holders in Cattaraugus County have recertified with New York State Police. The numbers are similar to the statewide percentages.

During the week of Jan. 7, Cattaraugus County Clerk Alan Bernstein said a check of the State Police website on pistol permit recertification showed 5,260 individuals from the county had recertified. More than twice that number have not recertified.

“That does not include all the people who have renewed by mail in the last four to eight weeks,” Bernstein said. Last week, Bernstein called the recertification “a nightmare” because so few permit holders have recertified and there was so little time left.

On Friday, Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb issued a plea to permit holders in the county to quickly recertify their handguns before the deadline.

“As those of you who are pistol permit holders may already be aware, Jan. 31 is the date by which many people must submit their pistol permit recertification to the New York State Police,” Whitcomb said in a statement.

“If you obtained a pistol permit before Jan. 15, 2013, then Jan. 31 is the last day when you can submit your recertification,” Whitcomb said. “For those of you who obtained a pistol permit after Jan. 15, 2013, then you must recertify by the five year anniversary date from when you originally obtained your permit.”

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Source: The Salamanca Press (via Empire Report New York)