Originally Posted by Hillbilly77

NY requires a pistol license to own a handgun. That means that your local licensing office has a record of all handguns registered to your license.

Here's how it works for me (I only assume it s the same in the Rotten Apple):

• I decide to sell a handgun.
• I surrender the gun to the FFL that is shipping it (or buying it).
They give me a bill of sale that says they have the gun now.
• I take the bill of sale to my pistol office and remove the gun from my license.

Nothing is different for the receiving FFL - the buyer does a NICS check and takes possession of the gun.