Now when you say NY pistol permit is that a CCW or just a permit to buy a pistol? Because I have something similar to that and that's a FID( Firearms Identification card). I was of the understanding that PA would only give you a PA non res if you had a CCW from your home state or you were a right denied state.
Our permits are "unrestricted" which allows us to carry concealed. In NY, it's up to the judge who signs off on the permit to restrict the permit to "Hunting & Target" which allows you to transport your handgun to and from the range or to and from hunting (unloaded during transport) or "Unrestricted", which allows concealed carry.
I only recently became aware that NY is a "must issue" state when it comes to home defense, so I'm not sure how the permit reads. That was based on statements made by a well known 2A attorney on a local radio station during a discussion about the Safe Act. In NY, it is illegal to even hold or handle a handgun without a NY Pistol Permit, AND we are required to list serial numbers on our permits. That means if I don't have my wife's gun on my permit, and I am in possession of her gun, then I am considered to "illegally possess" a firearm, so we have all of our handguns on both permits.
As for PA's issuance of Non-Resident permits... yes, you are correct that they will only issue a Non-Resident permit if you have one in your home state. My question to you earlier about NJ was whether you were actually denied a permit or if you just assumed you'd be denied. My point was....if you didn't apply, you should! Further, if, as affirmed by the SCOTUS, an outright denial of rights is not Constitutional (ei. Illinois & DC), then NJ must have some type of permit in place to allow you to "possess" a handgun for home defense. In that case, you might be able first and foremost...own a handgun for your own protection in you home, but then, if you have a permit in NJ (even though restricted), it might then allow you to present that as the required permit from your home state in order to obtain the PA permit. You would have to stow the weapon while transporting it in NJ, but MAY be able to carry in PA....just a thought.
I'd check with attorneys in NJ and PA.... but in either case, I'd still be trying to get my NJ permit, 'cause if you don't at least apply, they've already won.
